Christina (Da Woon) JEONG

Bio

Christina (Da Woon) Jeong is an experienced foreign attorney at Kim & Chang specializing in complex cross border international energy projects, including conventional and renewable power and natural resources infrastructure projects.

Ms. Jeong advises Korean, Japanese and other international corporates, export credit agencies and commercial lenders on various aspects of project financings. Her recent experience includes advising a Korean corporate on the financing of an EV gigafactory in Europe and advising a Japanese export credit agency on the financing of one of the world’s largest waste-to-energy plant in the Middle East.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang in Seoul, Ms. Jeong practiced law in the London and Tokyo offices of top international law firms. She also has significant in-house experience while being seconded at a Japanese export credit agency, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance ("NEXI"), working with NEXI’s power, infrastructure and natural resources teams.

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Experience

Kim & Chang (2023-Present)

Greenberg Traurig LLP, Tokyo (2022-2023)

Hogan Lovells LLP, Tokyo (2019-2022)

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, London (2015-2019)

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Tokyo (2011-2014)

JS-Horizon, Seoul (2010-2011)

Hansoll Textile Ltd., (2009-2010)

Representative Mattersshow

Power·Energy

Advised a Korean export credit agency on the financing of the 3GW Long An I & II LNG Gas-to-Power Project in Vietnam.
Advised a Korean battery manufacturer and a Korean automobile company in respect of ECA-backed financing for an EV battery manufacturing plant in the US.
Advised a Korean battery manufacturer in connection with its US$2 billion green loan ECA financing involving Korean and European ECAs for the US$3 billion EV battery manufacturing plant in Eastern Europe.
Advised a Japanese export credit agency on the financing of US$927 million for the development of the first waste-to-energy project in Dubai.
Advised Japanese export credit agencies and international lenders on the financing of a coalfired power plant project in Vietnam.
Advised a consortium of lenders led by a global development institution on the US$653 million financing of 13 solar power projects in Egypt.
Advised the sponsor group in respect of its ongoing aspects of a 2000MW combined cycle gas fired power plant in Oman.
Advised an ECA in connection with its overseas equity investment in its Hydroelectric Power project in Asia.
Advised the project company (with international sponsors), in respect of its 2600MW and 55MIGD power and desalination project in Qatar.
Advised the project company (with international sponsors) in respect of its 2000MW gas-fired power generation facility.
Advised an investment consortium co-led by private equity firms in connection with their US$250 million investment in utility-scale solar power plants across Japan.

Oil·Gas

Advised the lender group (constituting development institutions, export credit agencies, and commercial lenders) in respect of its ongoing aspects of the US$4 billion project financing of a petrochemical project in Uzbekistan.
Advised a commercial lender in connection with its financing of a naval and jet fuel storage facility in Oman.
Advised a state-owned company in the Middle East on the US$741 million financing of an LNG import terminal in Bahrain.