Helen Pak

Practice Areas

Hyunju Helen Pak is a senior foreign attorney at Shin & Kim and a member of the firm’s banking and finance group. Her practice concentrates on project financing, real estate financing and institutional investor representation in global private investment fund settings. Helen has extensive experience in cross-border financing and investment transactions and has represented major institutional clients in a wide range of matters. Her clients include National Pension Service of Korea, Korea Export-Import Bank, The Korea Trade Insurance Corporation, Korea Development Bank, J.P. Morgan Chase, Standard Chartered Bank, POSCO Energy, Hanhwa Asset Management Co., Ltd. and Samsung SRA Asset Management Co., Ltd.

She is a fluent speaker of English and Korean.

Career

Senior Foreign Attorney, Shin & Kim; Horizon Law Group (2003-2007); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Hong Kong (1996-2001); Shin & Kim (1992-1996); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York (1987-1992).

Professional Memberships

New York Bar.

Publications

Korea Chapter in Banking Regulation 2021 - Chambers Global Practice Guide, December 2020; South Korea: Cross-Border Financing Report 2016, IFLR, 2013-2016.

Personal

Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1987); Cornell University (B.A., 1984); George Mason University, Extended Studies Program, Psychology, Human Emotions Research Laboratory, associate (2001-2003).