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Seong Soo KIM (US) Foreign Attorney
T. +82-2-3477-8696 F. +82-2-3477-8697 E. sskim@law-lin.com
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Mr. Kim is a seasoned legal expert with over 30 years of experience in adeptly navigating the complexities of high-profile transactions. As a senior foreign legal consultant (partner) at Kim & Chang and a Korea Practice partner at Baker & McKenzie, one of the world’s leading international law firms, he was involved in numerous significant cross-border transactions involving Korean and foreign companies. From 2017 to 2020, Mr. Kim served as the International General Counsel for Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, where he oversaw all international legal matters for a diverse portfolio that includes Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Hyundai Oilbank, and Hyundai Construction & Equipment. His extensive expertise encompasses mergers and acquisitions (M&A), project development and finance, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), as well as corporate and financial matters.
Mr. Kim is a seasoned legal expert with over 30 years of experience in adeptly navigating the complexities of high-profile transactions. As a senior foreign legal consultant (partner) at Kim & Chang and a Korea Practice partner at Baker & McKenzie, one of the world’s leading international law firms, he was involved in numerous significant cross-border transactions involving Korean and foreign companies. From 2017 to 2020, Mr. Kim served as the International General Counsel for Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, where he oversaw all international legal matters for a diverse portfolio that includes Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Hyundai Oilbank, and Hyundai Construction & Equipment. His extensive expertise encompasses mergers and acquisitions (M&A), project development and finance, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), as well as corporate and financial matters.
Profile
Experience

Past) International General Counsel of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (Executive Vice President)
Past) Baker & McKenzie (Partner)
Past) Kim & Chang (Partner)
Past) Shearman & Sterling (Associate)
 Current) LIN

Representative Matters 화살표 화살표

[Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)]
Dubai corporation in connection with its acquisition of a Korean construction company
Hong Kong fund in connection with its acquisition of entertainment-related Korean companies
Multinational corporation in connection with its acquisition of a utility company in Turkey
Japanese corporation concerning its acquisition of power companies in Korea
HK corporation in its acquisition of a combined cycle power plant and related assets in Korea
International Petroleum Investment Company in its acquisition of an equity interest in Hyundai Oil Refinery Co., Ltd
LS Cable Ltd. in its acquisition of Superior Essex Inc. in the U.S
MBK Partners, Ltd. in its acquisition of C&M Co., Ltd.
Korean power company in relation to its bid to acquire a power company in the Philippines

[Project Development & Finance / EPC]
Multinational corporation. in connection with the Dongbuk light rail transit (LRT) PPP project
Multinational corporation in connection with engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for its Korean project
Multinational corporation in connection with the construction and financing of refining facilities in Venezuela
Novelis Inc. in relation to EPC contract with Daelim Industrial Inc. for the expansion of its Ulsan and Yeong Ju facilities in Korea
Bouygues Travaux Publics S.A. and Hyundai Development Company in connection with the Busan New Port Phase 2-3 project
Korean corporation in connection with joint development of a liquefied petroleum gas import facility in Singapore
Hong Kong hotel developer in connection with the construction and financing of a hotel and casino entertainment complex in South America
Export-Import Bank of Korea in connection with the US$8.5 billion multi-sourced financing for Saudi Aramco Total Refinery and Petrochemical Company’s greenfield refining and petrochemical project in Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Export-Import Bank of Korea in connection with the $20 billion project financing of the Ichthys LNG project in Australia sponsored by Inpex Corporation and Total SA
Korea Electric Power Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation in their development, construction, and financing of a 1,200MW combined cycle gas-fired power plant in Ilijan, the Philippines
Korea Development Bank in financing the development of the Asiana Plaza in Vietnam
Bouygues Travaux Publics S.A. in connection with the Busan New Port Phase 1 project
Bombardier Inc. in connection with the Yong-In Light Rapid Transit System project
Veolia Transport S.A. in connection with the Seoul Metro Line No. 9 project
Egis Project S.A. in connection with the Daejeon Riverside Expressway project
Korea Development Bank in connection with the Seoul Beltway project
Korean Road Infrastructure Fund in connection with the Incheon Grand Bridge project and the Machang Bridge PPP project
Macquarie Korean Infrastructure Fund in connection with the Gyeongsu Highway project

[General Corporate]
Various multinational companies in connection with their operations in Korea
Korean automobile company in connection with distributorship agreements with local distributors worldwide
Multinational corporation in connection with its joint venture project in China for a manufacturing facility
Multinational corporation in connection with its divestment from the joint venture company in Turkey

Education

Boston College, Bachelor of Science
Boston College Law School, Juris Doctor
Boston University Law School, LL.M.

Qualifications
New York Bar (1991)
Publications/Thesis

• “Introduction to Korea’s Private Participation in Infrastructure”, Privatisation & Public Private Partnership Review 2005/2006, (June 2005)
• “International Project Finance and PPPs; A Legal Guide to Key Growth Markets”, Kluwer Law International, (2010)
• “New Governmental Measures to Revitalize PPI Projects in Korea”, Privatisation & PPP Review 2009/10, (June 2009)
 

Practice Areas
 M&A
 Project Development & Finance
 EPC
 General Corporate
 Finance
Languages

English (fluent)
Korean (fluent)
Japanese (conversant)

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