Bong-Sang Cho > Kim & Chang > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Kim & Chang
39 SAJIK-RO 8-GIL
JONGNO-GU
SEOUL 03170
South Korea

Work Department

Project Finance; Acquisition Finance; Aircraft Finance; International Practice; Energy; Financing

Career

Bong-Sang Cho is a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang. Mr. Cho specializes in cross-border finance transactions and energy & infrastructure projects. He has extensive experience in general banking, ECA-backed finance, acquisition finance, project finance and aircraft finance transactions.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, he has worked in London and Singapore.

Languages

Korean and English

Memberships

Solicitor, qualified in England & Wales, 2005
Qualified as Foreign Legal Consultant (England & Wales) in Korea, 2013

Education

Oxford Institute of Legal Practice (Legal Practice Course, 2003)
London School of Economics (LL.B., 1999)

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > Projects and energy: local firms

(Next Generation Partners)

Bong-Sang ChoShin & Kim

Boasting an impressive roster of clients in the private and public sectors, Shin & Kim’s specialised projects and energy practice advises on matters concerning infrastructure, power project management and development, as well as financing. The team is jointly led by Sang Hyun Lee and Michael Chang, who handle landmark renewable energy transactions, while Hyun-Mi Cho advises domestic and international financial companies and industrial corporates, focusing on gas projects. A key contact for large-scale energy and greenfields PPPs, Seung-Gyu Yang is also recommended. Sangmyoung Shin joined the practice from Kim & Chang in February 2023, with Bong-Sang Cho and Claire (Mi-Jin) Kim following suit in March and April 2023 respectively.