• Counseled private and public clients on environmental liability risks in business transactions, site remediation projects, redevelopment projects, and other industrial operations.
• Advised multinational corporations on various environmental regulations (e.g., K-REACH, Chemicals Control Act, K-BPR, Wastes Control Act, Act on Safety Control of Hazardous Substances, etc.).
• Involved in representing commercial real estate developers and local municipalities in securing grants, permits and approvals of governmental agencies.
• Co-counseled in an international arbitration case, which involved the acquisition of a manufacturing factory in Korea, and other associated civil litigations.
• Participated in administrative and criminal proceedings on violations of various environmental laws in Korea.
• Engaged in environmental & ESG due diligence in numerous M&A transactions.
• Guided multinational trading/petrochemical companies through carbon emission regulations and assisted them with establishing domestic entities in Korea.

• Advised a pipeline utility company and merchant generators on federal, state and local municipality permitting issues in the U.S.
• Negotiated terms of service agreements for solar and other onsite generation projections.
• Advised leading investment companies and lenders on federal and state requirements for investment in New Jersey solar energy facilities, and state solar energy incentives.
• Co-counseled in a siting dispute for major grid-supply solar projects.
• Counseled international investors on renewable energy regulations in Korea.
• Advised numerous clients on renewable energy projects (e.g., solar projects, offshore/onshore wind projects, etc.).
• Participated in M&A transactions involving renewable energy projects.

Publications/Activities

• International Comparative Legal Guide to Environmental, Social & Governance 2023: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Global Legal Group, 2022-2023)
• Chambers Global Practice Guides - Energy: Oil & Gas 2022: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2022)
• Lexology Getting the Deal Through - ESG & Impact Investing 2022: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2021)
• Q&A: purpose-driven companies in South Korea (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2021)
• Korea Environmental Legal Update (Autumn 2020) (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2020)