Young-Kyun Cho
Kim & Chang
Kim & Chang
Client SatisfactionKim & Chang is a ‘one-stop shop’ with considerable experience in the energy sector, boasting a strong track record in cross-jurisdictional project financing. The team is co-headed by Yon Kyun Oh and Ick Ryol Huh. Chang Sup Kwon acts for sponsors of domestic and overseas renewable project developments, while Min-Young Oh advises on large-scale projects in the power generation industry and Chang-hee Shin advises on project developments and acquisition of power and energy companies and assets. Young-Kyun Cho is another key contact in the group. Bong-Sang Cho and Claire (Mi-Jin) Kim left the firm in March and April 2023 respectively.
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‘The team at Kim & Chang is very capable. A one-stop shop for all aspects legal, and beyond.’
Key clients
- POSCO Energy / POSCO
- Hyundai Oilbank
- KEXIM
- S-Oil Corporation
- KOGAS
- Hanwha Energy
- KDB
- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
- KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Corporation)
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Work highlights
- Advised Kohlberg Kravis Roberts’ acquisition of equity interests in SK E&S.
- Advised POSCO International on merger of POSCO Energy.
- Advised Korea Gas Corporation on its proposed establishment of a joint venture with US companies for the development of a liquefied hydrogen storage and transportation technology, or as an alternative, its proposed acquisition of a stake in that US companies.
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Practice head
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Yon Kyun Oh, Ick Ryol Huh