Partner
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+82-2-772-4504 |
E-MAIL |
hyunsu.kim@leeko.com |
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Mr. Hyunsu Kim is a partner in Lee & Ko's Banking & Finance Group. He is a finance lawyer who practices primarily in infrastructure and energy. Mr. Kim has advised major domestic banks and non-bank financial investors in the areas of Project Finance & Infrastructure, corporate finance, and structured finance; and he also has advised many domestic companies in infrastructure projects and power plants.
Education
2016 |
UCLA School of Law - LL.M |
2009 |
Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
2007 |
College of Law, Seoul National University - LL.B |
Work Experience
2009-Present |
Lee & Ko |
2023-Present |
Member of Investment Committee of Korean Teachers Mutual Fund |
2019-Present |
Member of Seoul Public Investment Evaluation Committee |
2018-Present |
Member of Investment Committee of Korea Overseas Infrastructure &Urban Development Corporation |
Expertise
Admissions & Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea(2009) |
Languages
Representative Cases
[Infrastructure (SOC)]
- Road projects including the New Airport Highway, Seoul Beltway, Cheonan-Nonsan Expressway, Seoul-Chuncheon Highway, Pyeongtaek-Siheung Expressway, Anyang-Seongnam Expressway, Busan New Port 2nd Rear Road, Oksan-Ochang Expressway, Changwon-Busan Road, Suwon Outer Ring (North) Road, Bongdam-Songsan Expressway, Deoksong-Naegak Expressway, Busan-Ulsan Expressway, Busan-Daegu Expressway, Suwon-Gwangmyeong Expressway, Geoga Bridge (Busan-Geoje Link Road), Machang Bridge, Incheon Bridge, Ulsan Bridge, Eulsukdo Bridge, Sanseong Tunnel, and Palyong Tunnel.
- Railway projects including the Incheon International Airport Railroad (AREX), Yongin EverLine, Uijeongbu Light Rail, Ui-Sinseol LRT, Sosa-Wonsi Double-Track Railway, Shinbundang Line (Main Line), Shinbundang Line (Jeongja-Gwanggyo Section), and GTX-B.
- Environmental facility projects including the Cheonan City Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Facility (Incineration), SCK Water and Wastewater Treatment and Recycling Facility, Capital Region Landfill Gas-to-Energy Facility, and various sewer pipe network facilities.
- Port projects including the Incheon North Port Bulk Terminal, Busan New Port Phase 1 Container Terminal (6 berths), Busan New Port Phase 2-3 Container Terminal (4 berths), and Busan New Port Phase 2-4 Container Terminal (3 berths).
[Power, Energy and Renewable Energy]
- LNG power plant and district energy projects including the Gimcheon Industrial Complex Combined Heat and Power (CHP), Daegu Innovation City Combined Heat and Power (CHP), Daewoo Pocheon Combined Cycle Power Plant, Chuncheon Combined Heat and Power (CHP), Seokmun Industrial Complex District Energy, Shin Pyeongtaek Combined Cycle Power Plant, and Ulsan Combined Heat and Power (CHP).
- Coal-fired power generation projects including the Bukpyeong Thermal Power Plant, Goseong Hai Power Plant, and Gangneung Anin Coal-fired Power Plant.
- Solar power projects including the Jarado Solar Power Plant, Taean Iwonho Floating Solar Power Plant, Saemangeum Onshore Zone 3 Solar Power Plant, and the Saemangeum Sunshine Sharing Floating Solar Power Plant.
- Wind power projects including the Yeongam Wind Farm, Geochang Wind Farm, Gasiri Wind Farm, Samsoo Wind Farm, Hwasun Keumsungsan Wind Farm, Jeju Hallim Offshore Wind Farm, Tongyeong Yokji (Jwasari) Offshore Wind Farm, and Soksan Wind Farm.
[Overseas Investments]
- European asset investments including the UK HS1 High-Speed Rail Project, UK National Grid, UK Heathrow Airport, UK Hornsea 1 Offshore Wind Farm, France Dunkerque LNG Terminal, France Géosel Manosque, France Ingenico Group, Spain Matrix Renewables, Turkey Gaziantep Hospital, and Mersin Hospital.
- North American asset investments including the Mississippian Lime, South Field Energy, Ports America, Carroll County Energy, Utopia Pipeline, EMG Utica, Lackawanna Energy Center, Jackson Generation, Guernsey Power Station, JFK Airport Expansion, CPV Three Rivers, Cardinal States Gathering Company, Elizabeth River Crossing, MVP Terminalling, Puget Holdings, Clean Energy Future-Trumbull, Plaquemines LNG Terminal, Moxie Freedom, Coupa Software, Connect Holdings II, Meritage Midstream, New Generation Gas Gathering, and EFS Cogen Holdings.
- Other foreign asset investments including the AES Mong Duong Power in Vietnam, Wampu Hydroelectric Power in Indonesia, SK Plasma in Indonesia, Alinamin Pharmaceuticals in Japan, and Mejillones LNG Terminal in Chile.
Awards and Recognitions
2023-2025 |
Selected as "Next Generation Partner" by Legal 500 Asia Pacific (Banking and Finance) |
2019-2025 |
Selected as 'Next Generation Partner' by Legal 500 Asia Pacific (Projects and Energy) |
2019-2024 |
Selected as 'Notable practitioner' by IFLR 1000 (Project Finance, Project Development) |
2018 |
Advisory Award at Korea Legal Awards |