Key practice areas
Banking; project finance; energy & natural resources; M&A
Introduction
Tom is a partner at Lee & Ko and one of the leading banking and finance lawyers in Korea. He is recognized by both peers and clients as one of the foremost lawyers in projects, power, infrastructure and renewable energy in Korea. He has been profiled in Legal 500 (2005/2006 and 2007/2008, 2012) as one of the leading lawyers in project finance. More recently, Chambers Global and Chambers Asia have named him as a “highly regarded deal maker, particularly in the field of project finance” with “years of cross-border expertise”. He has also been nominated as a leading lawyer by International Financial Law Review in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. His expertise also includes securities regulation.
In recent years, Tom has been leading the way in new and renewable energy finance in Korea and has concluded a number of solar photovoltaic and wind farm projects in Korea and abroad.