Eminent Practitioners
Provided by Woo Young Jung
Practice Areas
Aircraft & ship finance and project finance.
Career
Head of banking group. Counseled shipping companies and financial institutions on the acquisition of new buildings and secondhand ships, cross-border leases, tax leases, fund scheme, financial restructuring, inc. re-habilitation and other structured financings of which some have been benchmark deals. Outside counsel for the Bank of Korea, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, KDB, KEXIM, KEB Hana, IBK, KIC and the KOBC. Lectures frequently in the area of aircraft/ship finance.
Professional Memberships
Korean Bar Association, Seoul Bar Association.
Personal
Seoul National University (LLB, 1983; LLM, 1985).
Provided by Chambers
Jung Woo Young is head of Lee & Ko's banking and finance group, bringing to bear over two decades of experience advising on finance transactions and regulatory compliance mandates. He offers particular expertise in shipping finance and aviation finance matters.