White & Case LLP (Foreign Legal Consultant Office)
The team at White & Case LLP (Foreign Legal Consultant Office) handles large-scale transactions and project financings for Korean and international sponsors in the renewable, oil and gas, and petrochemical industries. Executive partner of the Seoul office, Sungjin Kang has considerable experience advising Korean and international export-credit and private sector lenders. Kang is praised for his ‘in-depth knowledge of the market’.
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- 'Sungjin Kang is a very experienced partner and has provided tailored professional advices to international and Korean developers, banks and ECAs on various projects including power, renewables, and oil and gas. His in-depth knowledge of the market and solid relationships with partners is outstanding.'
Key clients
- Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd.
- The Export-Import Bank of Korea
- Korea Trade Insurance Corporation
- Woori Bank
- China Development Bank, Xinjiang Branch
- Credit Suisse AG
- Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
- MUFG Bank, Ltd.
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- Brite Energy Partners
- PT Wampu Electric Power
- PT Semangka Electric Power
- Lotte Chemical Corporation
Work highlights
- Advised lenders, including KEXIM, K-SURE and other ECAs on a landmark US$2.3 billion senior financing to Uzbekistan GTL LLC (UzGTL)', the national oil and gas company of Uzbekistan.
- Advised Lotte Chemical Corporation on the development and financing of a US$3.9 billion large-scale petrochemical complex in Indonesia.
- Advised SMBC on the project financing for the Digital Seoul 1 (ICN10) data center project located in the Sangam Digital Media City in Seoul.
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Sungjin Kang