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Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : South Korea
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Provided by Watson Farley & Williams
Watson Farley & Williams has a reputation internationally as perhaps the premier legal service provider in the maritime sector, and the firm has 19 years of experience working in South Korea. Partner Goh Mei Lin is known by all key industry players in shipping finance in South Korea. The WFW team, which includes a number of Korean speaking lawyers across its Asia offices, advises on matters including financing, projects, dispute resolution and corporate law. We have developed particular expertise advising on high-profile South Korea restructurings involving some of South Korea’s best known shipping companies. We have developed effective working relationships with all the top law firms in South Korea to ensure smooth running of matters for our clients where South Korean law advice is required.
Chambers Review
Watson Farley & Williams has a strong legal practice advising international banks from its Singapore and Hong Kong offices on their inbound Korean transactions, and assisting Korean lenders with cross-border matters. The law firm is experienced in handling financing and restructuring transactions for Korean ECAs and commercial banks. It frequently advises on the financing of the acquisition and construction of vessels. The team's key clients include The Korea Development Bank and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank.
Work Highlights
- Watson Farley & Williams advised Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation on a USD170.2 million facility provided for the financing of a newbuild LNG carrier, to be bareboat-chartered to H-Line Shipping and further time-chartered to POSCO International.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm is on the top of our panel list in drafting and negotiating shipping loan documentation."
"Their team work is in perfect harmony."
"The firm is on the top of our panel list in drafting and negotiating shipping loan documentation."
"Their team work is in perfect harmony."
Notable Practitioners
Ricky Kim joins the ranking table this year, offering expertise in ship financing, including secured lending, and syndicated and bilateral facilities.
"He has a good network in South Korea and Singapore and his hard-working ethics and commercial sensibility are valuable to us."
Ranked Lawyers at
Watson Farley & Williams
South Korea
Clients
Provided by Watson Farley & Williams
Bank of America, N.A.
Bank of Nova Scotia
Citibank N.A.
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
Crédit Industriel et Commercial
Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch
KfW- IPEX Bank GmbH
Korea Development Bank
Mizuho Bank
Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
Sinokor Maritime Co. Ltd
Societé Generalé
Standard Chartered Bank
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited
Woori Bank
Industries
Provided by Watson Farley & Williams
Banks
Energy
Financial Services
Transportation