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Sungjin Kang

Partner, Energy & Infrastructure

sungjinkang@paulhastings.com

Sungjin Kang is a partner in Paul Hastings' Energy & Infrastructure practice with regional responsibility across Asia and is based in the firm’s Seoul and Tokyo offices (not admitted in Japan). He has over 25 years of experience advising on projects and project financings in the power, infrastructure, and oil and gas sectors. He also has experience advising on transportation finance and mergers and acquisitions.

Sungjin's clients include Korean, Japanese and international developers, sponsors, project companies, asset managers, and export-credit and private-sector lenders.

EDUCATION de

Columbia Law School, J.D., 1997

University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, B.S., 1993

REPRESENTATIONS de

  • Lotte Chemical Corporation and PT Lotte Chemical Indonesia on the development and financing of a US$2.4 billion naphtha cracker project in the Banten Province of Indonesia. Lotte Chemical Corporation is one of the world’s largest chemical companies and part of the Korean conglomerate Lotte Group. This transactions was awarded “Oil & Gas Deal of the Year – Petrochemicals: LINE Project” by IJGlobal Asia-Pacific Awards 2023.

  • The Export-Import Bank of Korea (K-EXIM), Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-SURE) and other lenders with the project financing of the ownership, construction, operation and maintenance of a 198 MW ultra-low-sulfur diesel/natural gas dual-fuel power plant in Guam, known as the Guam Dededo Project. The project is being developed by Korea Electric Power Corporation and Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd.

RECOGNITION de

  • Band 1 – South Korea, Projects & Infrastructure: International Firms

    Chambers Asia-Pacific (2026)

  • Leading Individual – South Korea: Projects & Energy: Foreign Firms

    Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2025)