Asia-Pacific
Practice Areas
Michael is a senior foreign attorney at Shin & Kim whose principal areas of practice are banking & finance, infrastructure, energy and M&A.
Michael has broad ranging commercial law experience across a number of jurisdictions, including Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Peru, USA, Canada and Vietnam. He has acted for banks, infrastructure funds, strategic investors and governmental agencies in a wide range of sectors, including infrastructure, media, power, mining, property development, hotels and transport. His clients have included Macquarie Bank, The Walt Disney Company, Shinhan Bank, Kohler Co., John Deere & Co., Kookmin Bank, Thomson Reuters, ACE Insurance, Standard Chartered, Australia and New Zealand Banking Corporation, Woori Bank and Volvo Financial Services.
He began practice in Melbourne with Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks in 1996 (now known as Allens). Michael was seconded as a senior associate to Shin & Kim from 2002 to 2008, before returning to Allens Arthur Robinson’s Singapore office. He returned to Shin & Kim in 2010 as a senior foreign attorney. During his time in Korea, he has advised numerous foreign clients in investments in Korea. His in-depth experience in different sectors and different aspects of Korean law allows him to provide commercial and integrated advice, whether it be to a strategic investor in the manufacturing or media sector or a financial investor in the infrastructure sector, Michael has the depth of experience and expertise to assist a client in reaching its commercial objectives in Korea.
Career
Member, Investment Committee, Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation (KIND) (2022-Present)
Convener of Law Council of Australia, Seoul Chapter (2016-Present)
Board Member, Australian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (2016-Present)
Shin & Kim LLC (2002-Present)
Allens, Melbourne, Singapore (1996-2010)
Professional Memberships
Supreme Court of Victoria and High Court of Australia.
Publications
Chambers Global Practice Guides – Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution 2024: Korea Chapter (Co-authored)
Chambers Global Practice Guides – Alternative Energy & Power 2023: Korea Chapter (Co-authored)
Global Legal Insights (GLI), 4th Edition – Fintech 2022: Korea Chapter (Co-authored)
Lexology Getting the Deal Through – Project Finance 2022: Korea Chapter (Co-authored)
Lexology Getting the Deal Through – Project Finance 2021: Korea Chapter (Co-authored)
Chambers Global Practice Guides – Alternative Energy & Power 2020: Korea Chapter (Co-authored)
Lexology Getting the Deal Through – Project Finance 2019: Korea Chapter (Co-authored)
IFLR Report – Project Finance 2014: South Korea (Co-authored)
IFLR Financial regulatory changes in Korea – Financial and Corporate 2015 (Co-authored)
Asia Legal Business (ALB) – Korean Employers Face Tough Task of Restructuring Salary Scheme, March 2014 (Co-authored)
Laws & Taxes – What Constitutes “Ordinary Wage” in Korea?, Invest Korea Bulletin, February 2014 (Co-authored)
Law Business Research – The Projects and Construction Review, Second Edition 2012-2016: Korea Chapter (Co-authored)
The Korea University Legal Research Institute – A Korean Takeovers Panel? A Look at the Australian Model, The Asian Business Lawyer Vol 9 Spring 2012
Education
University of Melbourne
LL.B.(Hons) and B.Com., Major in accounting and submajor in finance
1995
