Sang-Hyun Lee is a partner at Shin & Kim and is the head of the project and energy practice group.

Having joined the firm in 2000, Mr. Lee has advised clients in various types of banking & finance transactions. He is highly experienced in energy, renewable energy, waste-to-energy, natural resources, rail, roads, bridges, tunnels, ports, power generation and other infrastructure projects and has particular expertise in the preparation and negotiation of project financing documents for such projects.

Sang-Hyun is well reputed in providing proactive advice to the clients based on his insight, expertise and experience on all aspects of the projects across different sectors. Sang-Hyun is dedicated in providing the most reliable advice to the clients and his practice is motivated and focused on the clients’ needs. Sang-Hyun’s in-depth understanding of the clients’ needs enables himself and his team to assist clients in maximizing profits, mitigating risks, efficiently managing details, and resolving disputes among the financiers, sponsors, contracting parties and government authorities.

Sang-Hyun, one of the leading partners in his team, brings together the best professionals across the practice areas in the firm to deliver comprehensive and fully-integrated services in the field of project finance.

Sang-Hyun’s representative work experience includes:

- Renewables including wind farm, solar, fuel cell, bio and ESS
- Hydrogen projects
- Entire LNG value chain, ranging from upstream and downstream gas, liquefaction, transportation, export and import, regasification, midstream, and LNG power plant
- Waste-to-energy projects
- Nuclear projects
- Financing (untied/tied/covered/direct) involving export credit agencies (ECAs) such as Export-Import Bank of Korea (K-Exim) and Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-sure)
- Formation of the funds and other investment vehicles to invest in overseas infrastructure and energy projects and the investment by pensions or other financial institutions into such funds
- Representing KOGAS, KNOC, KEPCO and its subsidiaries, independent power companies and other project companies in connection with their regular needs for legal advice
- Domestic and overseas energy and power projects, PPP or PFI type of infrastructure projects, oil & gas, LNG and natural resources projects
- Project financing for the construction and operation of the energy and natural resources projects, power generation facilities, chemical plants, roads, bridges, tunnels, rails, ports and other infrastructure
- Private investment in infrastructure (SOC)

• Advised on the development and the PF of the Jeju Hanlim Offshore Wind Power Project
• Advised on the development and the PF of the 60MW offshore wind power project in the southwest in the demonstration stage
• Advised on the development and the PF of the Anma offshore wind power project
• Advised on the development of the Wando Geumil offshore wind power project
• Advised on the development of the Sinan Ui offshore wind power project
• Advised on the development of the Ulsan floating offshore wind power generation project
• Advised on the development of offshore wind power projects in Jeollanam-do region
• Advised on the development of the Yeonggwang Nakwol offshore wind power generation project EPC
• Advised on the development of the Taean offshore wind power project
• Advised on the development of the Yokji offshore wind power project
• Advised on the development and the PF of the Bonghwa Omisan wind power plant
• Advised on the development and the PF of the Yeongdeok Hoji Village wind power plant
• Advised on the refinancing of the PF of the Gyeongju wind power plant
• Advised on PF related to Cheongsong Noraesan wind power project
• Advised on SK Group's solar power plant project
• Advised on the development and the PF of the project for the Horang Energy Incheon fuel cell power generation project
• Advised on investment in the San Diego desalination project
• Advised on the review of the agreement on the acquisition of natural gas supply from CGN Yulchon Generation
• Advised on the PF of the Naepo New Town combined heat and power plant
• Advised on the Goseong green power coal-fired power plant project
• Advised on management policies for spent nuclear fuel (high-level radioactive waste)
• Advised on nuclear export control, intellectual property rights, etc.
• Advised on the PF of the Louisiana gas chemical plant project in the U.S.
• Advised on the Surgil gas field and the gas chemical plant project in Uzbekistan
• Advised on the Sabine Pass LNG project in the U.S.
• Advised on investment in Freeport LNG export terminal in the U.S.
• Advised on payments upon termination of private investment projects for the Uijeongbu Light Rail Transit
• Advised on the development and the PF of the Osan combined heat and power plant
• Advised on the development and the PF of the Boryeong LNG terminal project