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Kim & Chang Offices
39 SAJIK-RO 8-GIL
JONGNO-GU
SEOUL 03170
South Korea
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Chang-hee Shin
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions; Energy; Financing; International Practice
Career
Chang-hee Shin is a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang. She practices primarily in the areas of overseas project development and cross-border merger and acquisition transactions.
Ms. Shin has extensive experience in working with Korean corporate clients in the power and energy industries in project developments and acquisition of power and energy companies and assets in various regions from structuring, documentation, and negotiation to implementation of complex projects.
Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Ms. Shin worked at Hong Kong office of Baker & McKenzie and also at New York office of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP.
Ms. Shin received her J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1999 and a B.A. from the College of Business Administration, Seoul National University in 1995. She is admitted to the New York bar.
Languages
Korean and English
Memberships
Admitted to bar, New York, 2000
Education
Stanford Law School (J.D., 1999)
College of Business Administration, Seoul National University (B.A., 1995)
Lawyer Rankings
South Korea > Projects and energy: local firms
Kim & Chang’s energy practice advises a range of clients, including private sector sponsors, investors, state-owned entities, construction firms, and financial institutions. The team handles a broad range of projects, including utilities, renewables, oil and gas, nuclear, and mining, with a focus on non-recourse financing and cross-border transactions. Its expertise spans the full scope of transactional and development work, supported by the firm’s regulatory, compliance, and dispute resolution practices. Co-heads Yon-Kyun Oh and Ick Ryol Huh lead the team with distinct strengths. Oh specialises in energy, natural resources, and LNG transactions, focusing on renewables and regulatory matters. Huh is recognised for his expertise in project and acquisition finance, particularly in infrastructure and power. Key members include Young Kyun Cho, who advises financial institutions and construction companies, and foreign attorneys John Sangho Park and Chang-hee Shin, who bring cross-border M&A and project finance experience.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition: local firms
- Banking and finance: local firms
- Capital markets: local firms
- Corporate and M&A: local firms
- Dispute resolution: local firms
- Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms
- Insurance: local firms
- Intellectual property: local firms
- International arbitration
- Labour and employment: local firms
- Projects and energy: local firms
- Real estate: local firms
- Regulatory: white-collar, compliance and investigations: local firms
- Shipping: local firms
- Tax: local firms
- TMT: local firms