Bio
Profile
Experience
Dewey Ballantine LLP, New York (1994-1995)
Kim & Chang (1988-Present)
Representative Mattersshow
- Advised on a Samcheok thermal power plant project financing.
- Advised on a Gangneung thermal power plant project financing.
- Advised on the project financing of a hydropower plant in Nenskra, Georgia.
- Advised on a Goseung thermal power station project financing.
- Advised on a Gangdong fuel cell plant project financing.
- Advised on a project financing of a cement plant construction in Yangon, Myanmar.
- Advised on a Taebaek wind power plant project financing.
- Advised on an acquisition financing of a Shin-Chitose solar energy power plant in Hokkaido, Japan.
- Advised on a Bukpyeong heat and power plant project refinancing.
- Advised on a Seoul-Munsan highway project financing.
- Advised on a West Seoul Way underground road construction project financing.
- Advised on an Ansan integrated energy plant project refinancing.
- Advised on a Dongducheon LNG integrated energy plant project refinancing.
- Advised on a Pyeongtaek Poseung biomass-fueled plant project financing.
- Advised on a Jeonju biomass-fueled plant project financing.
- Advised on a Pocheon combined heat & power plant project financing.
- Advised on a Gangneung Anin thermal power plant project financing.
- Advised on a Godeok fuel cell plant project financing.
- Advised on a Wirye New Town integrated energy plant project financing.
- Advised on an Osan Segyo integrated energy plant project financing.
- Advised on a Yeongwol solar energy power plant acquisition financing.
- Advised on a Gyeonggi fuel cell plant project financing.
- Advised on a Hanam Misa integrated energy plant project financing.
- Advised on Taebaek Changjook wind power plant project financing.
- Advised on an Ansan integrated energy plant project financing.
- Advised on a Dongducheon integrated energy plant project financing.
- Advised on a Yangju Okjeong, Uijeongbu Minrak integrated energy plant project financing.
- Advised on a Senegalese thermal power plant project financing.
- Advised on a Gimcheon Industrial Complex integrated energy plant project financing.
- Advised on a Byeollae Energy integrated energy plant project financing.
- Advised on an Iksan integrated energy plant project financing.
- Advised on a Malaysia POIC biomass combined heat & power plant project financing.
- Advised on a Pyeongtaek Oseong combined heat & power plant project financing.
- Advised on a Pocheon combined heat & power plant project financing.
- Advised on a combined heat & power, by-product gas plant project financing.
- Advised on a Bulgarian solar energy power plant project financing.
- Advised on a RPS solar energy power plant acquisition financing.
- Advised on a Tae-Ki Mountain wind power plant project financing.
- Advised on a gas plant project financing.
- Advised on a fuel cell plant project financing.
- Advised on a by-product gas project financing.
- Advised on a combined heat & power plant project financing.
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Stand-out Lawyer - Independently Rated Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2025)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Aviation (Chambers and Partners, 2025)
- Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Banking and financial services (Delinian, 2024)
- Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Banking & Finance (Delinian, 2024)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Banking (Who’s Who Legal, 2024)
- Market Leader, IFLR1000 (Delinian, 2023-2024)
- Market Leader, IFLR1000 (Edition 32) (Euromoney, 2022)
- IHC Commended External Counsel, South Korea (In-House Community, 2022-2023)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Project Finance (Who’s Who Legal, 2021)
- The A-List: Korea’s Top 100 Lawyers, Asia Business Law Journal (Vantage Asia, 2021-2024)
- Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Banking & Finance (Euromoney, 2021-2023)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects & Energy (Chambers and Partners, 2020-2024)
- Expert Guides: Banking, Finance & Transactional Law (Expert Guides, 2020)
- Elite practitioner, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Banking and finance (Euromoney, 2020)
- Asia Best Lawyer, IFLR (Euromoney, 2019-2022)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Project Finance (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2022)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Energy (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2024)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Aviation (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2021)
- Market Leader, IFLR1000 (Euromoney, 2018-2022)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Banking & Finance (Chambers and Partners, 2017-2025)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Global, Banking & Finance (Chambers and Partners, 2017-2025)
- Leading Partner, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Projects & Energy (Legalease, 2016, 2020-2025)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Transport (Who’s Who Legal, 2016)
- Rising Star, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate (Euromoney, 2016)
- Leading Lawyer, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate (Euromoney, 2016)
- World’s Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Transport 2016 (Who’s Who Legal, 2015)
Publications/Activities
- Chambers Global Practice Guide - Project Finance: Korea Chapter - Law & Practice (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2019)
- Getting the Deal Through - Project Finance 2016: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2015)
- Getting the Deal Through - Aviation Finance & Leasing 2014: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2014)
- International Project Finance and PPPs (Co-author, 2011)
- Aircraft Repossessions and Enforcements (Co-author, Practical Aspects, 2009.2.)
- Legal Issues in International Aircraft Financing (Co-author, BFL, 2006)
- Financial Innovation, ABS (Co-author, 1999)
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M., 1994)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1988)
Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (1987)
Seoul National University (LL.B., 1985)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 1988
Languages
Korean and English
Insights
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Recognitions
26 Kim & Chang Professionals Recognized as “2025 Stand-out Lawyers” – Thomson Reuters
2025.03.04 -
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Ranked “Band 1” in All Nine Areas, 41 “Leading Individuals” Recognized - Chambers Global 2025
2025.02.14 -
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“Tier 1” in All 17 Practice Areas – The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025
2025.01.15 -
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Ranked “Band 1” in 18 Areas, 90 “Leading Individuals” - Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025
2024.12.12 -
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“Outstanding” in All 24 Categories and 65 “Leading Lawyers” – asialaw 2024
2024.09.12 -
Recognitions
Kim & Chang Ranked “Tier 1” in All Eight Practice Areas – IFLR1000 (2024)
2024.09.12