Young-Kyun Cho
Kim & Chang
Kim & Chang
Client SatisfactionKim & Chang’s energy practice advises a range of clients, including private sector sponsors, investors, state-owned entities, construction firms, and financial institutions. The team handles a broad range of projects, including utilities, renewables, oil and gas, nuclear, and mining, with a focus on non-recourse financing and cross-border transactions. Its expertise spans the full scope of transactional and development work, supported by the firm’s regulatory, compliance, and dispute resolution practices. Co-heads Yon-Kyun Oh and Ick Ryol Huh lead the team with distinct strengths. Oh specialises in energy, natural resources, and LNG transactions, focusing on renewables and regulatory matters. Huh is recognised for his expertise in project and acquisition finance, particularly in infrastructure and power. Key members include Young Kyun Cho, who advises financial institutions and construction companies, and foreign attorneys John Sangho Park and Chang-hee Shin, who bring cross-border M&A and project finance experience.
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Testimonials
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‘One of the team's strengths that differentiated it from other legal advisors is a strong connection with government entities and policymakers, based on which they could provide the most up-to-date information and advice.’
‘I appreciated the team's knowledge about the complex regulatory framework concerning the offshore wind industry. So far, I worked with Min-Young Oh and Chang Sup Kwon, and both of them provided high-quality legal advice for our projects.’
‘A one-stop shop that has good competence in all aspects and quick turnaround. Faster than other firms.’
‘Very good in the energy sector.’
‘Kim & Chang is obviously one of the biggest law firms in Korea. Given its size, it has a full-service capability, and we worked with them on renewable transactions as well as logistics/warehousing transactions. They also have a number of foreign-trained senior lawyers in-house so they can provide international perspectives to transactions.’
Key clients
- POSCO International
- Equinor ASA
- KEXIM (Korea Export-Import Bank)
- Ørsted A/S
- KOGAS (Korea Gas Corporation)
- Hanwha Energy
- BP p.l.c.
- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
- KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Corporation)
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Work highlights
- Advised BlackRock on its US $12.5 billion acquisition of 100% of the business and assets of private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).
- Advised Ørsted Korea in respect of obtaining an electricity business license and development of offshore wind projects in South Korea.
- Represented BNW E&C in its restructuring of its renewable energy portfolio and securing investment therein.
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Yon-Kyun Oh, Ick-Ryol Huh