Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2023-Present)
Herbert Smith Freehills Foreign Legal Consultant Office, Seoul (2016-2023)
Herbert Smith Freehills, Sydney (2006-2016)
Representative Mattersshow
- Advised an European electric utility company on its potential acquisition of eight onshore wind power projects in Korea.
- Advised a Korean contractor on its proposed tender for the supply and long-term service and maintenance of wind turbine generators to an offshore wind project in Japan.
- Advised a Korean developer for an offshore wind project in Korea in connection with its proposed tender for the procurement of wind turbine generators.
- Advised various foreign investors on the acquisition, joint venturing, and funding for renewables projects in Korea (solar and wind).
- Advised an international infrastructure investor on its investment into a greenfield logistics warehouse development project in outer Seoul by way of senior debt and equity.
- 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.
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Projects & Energy (Chambers and Partners, 2024)
- 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)
Education
The College of Law (Grad. Dip., 2006)
University of Sydney (LL.B. with Honours Class I, 2006)
University of Sydney (B. Eco., 2005)
Qualifications
Solicitor, New South Wales, Australia, 2006
Languages
English and Korean