Ken NAM - Kim & Chang

Bio

Ken Nam is a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in cross-border merger and acquisition transactions, joint ventures, project financing and inbound and outbound investment, with a focus on energy (including renewables), resources and infrastructure.

Mr. Nam has extensive experience advising both international and Korean corporate clients in the structuring, documentation, negotiation and implementation of complex cross-border transactions and projects across a number of jurisdictions.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Nam worked in the Seoul and Sydney offices of Herbert Smith Freehills for 17 years. He has also completed secondments in the in-house legal teams of two leading Australian energy companies.

Mr. Nam has been recognized by international legal directories such as Chambers Asia Pacific and Legal 500.

Mr. Nam received an LL.B. from the University of Sydney in 2006. He is admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.

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Experience

Kim & Chang (2023-Present)

Herbert Smith Freehills Foreign Legal Consultant Office, Seoul (2016-2023)

Herbert Smith Freehills, Sydney (2006-2016)

Representative Mattersshow

Advised various foreign investors on the acquisition, joint venturing, and funding for renewable energy projects in Korea (solar and wind).
Advised various foreign developers on the development of a number of large-scale offshore wind power projects in Korea.
Advised an European electric utility company on its potential acquisition of an onshore wind power project portfolio in Korea.
Advised various foreign investors on the application of energy laws and regulations of Korea.
Advised a Korean company on its proposed tender for the supply and long-term service and maintenance of wind turbine generators to an overseas offshore wind power project.
Advised a Korean developer for an offshore wind power project in Korea in connection with its proposed tender for the procurement of wind turbine generators.
Advised an international infrastructure investor on its acquisition of, and investment into, a greenfield logistics warehouse development project in outer Seoul.
Advised a Korean energy company on its participation in the upstream and midstream gas development project in Mozambique.
Advised a Korean energy company on its joint venture for gas transmission infrastructure in Africa.
Advised a foreign company on the acquisition and restructuring of its Korean interests, which holds metal-refining technology and IP.
Advised a Korean company on its equity investment in and offtake from an upstream supplier of battery minerals in Australia.
Advised a Korean energy company on its acquisition of a minority stake in a power project in Southeast Asia.
Advised a Korean infrastructure investor on its acquisition of a minority stake in PPP projects in the UAE.

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Awards

Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Energy (Who’s Who Legal, 2024)
Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects & Energy (Chambers and Partners, 2024-2025)
Up and Coming Lawyer, Chambers Asia Pacific: Projects & Energy: South Korea (Chambers and Partners, 2024)
Next Generation Partner, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Projects and Energy, South Korea (Foreign Firms) (Legalease, 2022)
Stand-out Lawyer - Independently Rated Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2022)
Recognised Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Renewables (Who's Who Legal, 2020-2022)
Recognised Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Energy (Who's Who Legal, 2019-2022)
Up and Coming Lawyer, Chambers Asia Pacific: Energy & Natural Resources: International Firms (South Korea) (Chambers and Partners, 2020-2022)