John is a Partner (Foreign Legal Consultant, New York) in the Projects & Corporate team.

His practice focusses on international capital markets, working on a variety of debt and equity offerings by Asian issuers, including common stock offerings, investment-grade bond offerings, sustainability-linked offerings, as well as other cross-border corporate transactions. He has worked on multiple securitisation and cross-board settings as well.

John’s practice also extends to advising clients on cross-border finance transactions, including corporate finance, ECA finance and real estate finance in multiple jurisdictions.

He is a native Korean speaker and fluent in English.

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  • Advising a major securities company in relation to a dual tranche floating rate note issued by a Korean major company.
  • Advising an international bank acting as mandated lead arranger in relation to US$150m sustainability linked notes due 2029 issued by one of the largest Korean manufacturing company.
  • Advising a syndicate of international banks acting as joint mandated lead arrangers in relation to US$300m notes due 2027 issued by one of the Korea.
  • Advising a syndicated of international banks on a US$1bn K-SURE backed facility for a Korean chip maker in relation to the purchase of equipment.
  • Advising an international bank in relation to the repack type of securitisation works.

Education

  1. 2013 · Juris Doctor and Tax LL.M., Washington University in St. Louis
  2. 2007 · Bachelor of Arts, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Memberships and Associations

  1. Member of the New York Bar