Sang-Hyun Lee

Practice Areas

Sang-Hyun Lee is a partner at Shin & Kim and is the head of the project and energy practice group. Having joined the firm in 2000, Sang-Hyun Lee has advised clients in various types of banking & finance transactions. He is highly experienced in energy, renewable energy, waste-to-energy, natural resources, rail, roads, bridges, tunnels, ports, power generation and other infrastructure projects and has particular expertise in the preparation and negotiation of project financing documents for such projects. Sang-Hyun, one of the leading partners in his team, brings together the best professionals across the practice areas in the firm to deliver comprehensive and fully-integrated services in the field of project finance.

Career

Partner, Shin & Kim; Member, Fixed Price Contract Competitive Bidding Committee for Wind Power Generation (2022-Present); Member, Investment Committee, Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation (KIND) (2022-Present);

Member, Investment Review Committee, PineStreet Asset Management (2021-Present); Member, Investment Review Committee, Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (2011-2016, 2018-2022); International Lawyer, White & Case LLP, New York (2005-2006).

Professional Memberships

Korean and New York Bar, International Bar Association.

Publications

Korea Chapter in Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Chambers Global Practice Guides, 2024 (Co-authored); Korea Chapter in Alternative Energy & Power, Chambers Global Practice Guides, 2020, 2023 (Co-authored); Korea Chapter in Project Finance, Lexology Getting the Deal Through, 2019, 2021-2022 (Co-authored); Invest KOREA – EPC Contract Price Adjustments Amidst Inflation, December 2022; Korea Chapter in The Projects and Construction Review, Law Business Research, 2012 (Co-authored); Negative Pledge Clause, BFL Vol. 35, 2009; Leveraged Buy-outs, BFL Vol.24, 2007; Lecture on Financing for M&A at the Seminar for Professionals, Seoul National University, College of Law, 2005.

Education