Sangmyoung Shin

Practice Areas

Sangmyoung Shin is a partner at Shin & Kim LLC. He practices in energy and finance law areas, with a focus on project finance, banking and finance, and energy. As a member of the firm’s project and energy practices, his experience includes the representation of financial institutions and borrowers in a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including project development, ECA-backed finance and corporate loan transactions. He has negotiated transactions in the United States, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia. Recently, he has also been actively working on offshore wind projects in Korea and diverse renewable energy projects around the world. In addition, he provides advice on various matters related to economic sanctions on Iran, Russia, Myanmar and North Korea, etc. He is highly respected by his peers and widely praised by clients. Chambers and Partners recognized his expertise stating, "He is always reliable, as he clearly understands the market, dealing with all major issues and always doing an excellent job of coordinating between firms, banks and other advisers. He is an outstanding lawyer who is approachable, attentive and extremely diligent, leaving no stone unturned." Asialaw Profiles stated, “He has a comprehensive view on how to handle legal matters involving financial transactions and is proficient with coordination within the firm to come up with an effective solution.”, while IFLR1000 highlighted that “He is very professional, insightful and provides a highly commercial outlook. Extremely knowledgeable, strong legal, energy and project finance experience, demonstrating a high level of analytical aptitude.” He received his LL.M. from Fordham University, his J.D. from Seoul National University and his B.A. in business administration from Seoul National University. He is admitted to the New York bar and the Korean bar.

Career

Partner, Shin & Kim; Kim & Chang (2015-2023); Member of International Financial Industry Deliberation Committee, Ministry of Economy and Finance (2016-2018); Milbank LLP, London (2014); The Export-Import Bank of Korea (2006-2015).

Professional Memberships

Korean and New York Bar

Publications

Chambers Global Practice Guides - Energy: Oil & Gas 2022: Korea Chapter, Chambers and Partners (Co-author, 2022); Chambers Global Practice Guides - Project Finance: South Korea - Law & Practice, Chambers and Partners (Co-author, 2020-2022); Chambers Global Practice Guides - Project Finance 2019 (Edition 2): South Korea - Law & Practice, Chambers and Partners (Co-author, 2019).

Education