Awards and Rankings
Hogan Lovells wins in three categories at the ALB Japan Law Awards 2020
October 2020
PartnerTokyo
Email joseph.kim@hoganlovells.com
Phone +81 3 5157 8260
Fax +81 3 5157 8210
LanguagesKorean, English
Practice groupCorporate & Finance
Joseph Kim leads the Finance practice in the Tokyo office of Hogan Lovells. He is a member of the Infrastructure, Energy, Resources, and Projects (IERP) practice group and is particularly known for his experience in projects involving Japanese and Korean-led cross-border investments.
Joseph has been at the forefront of the worldwide power industry for over a decade and is widely acknowledged as one of the most commercially astute advisors to large-scale power projects globally. He recognises that the issues that power sector clients face are often multidimensional and focuses on delivering comprehensive solutions packages to clients. To this end, he works strenuously with an integrated, multidisciplinary group of lawyers across all six continents to address the full spectrum of clients' legal needs.
Joseph has extensive experience in representing sponsors, investors, export credit agencies, bilateral and multilateral agencies, commercial lenders, and underwriters in connection with acquiring, developing, and financing a wide range of international telecom and energy projects. Those include power, upstream LNG and natural resource, and renewable energy projects in Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas.
Joseph received a B.A. from the University of the Pacific in 1989 and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1995. He is qualified to practice before the California Bar, and registered as a gaikokuho jimu-bengoshi in Japan. Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Joseph was a partner at the Tokyo office of a major global law firm. He is fluent in Korean.
Projects & Energy: International - Leading Individual
Chambers Asia-Pacific
Highly Regarded Lawyer for Financial and Corporate Law in Japan
IFLR1000
Leading Lawyer for Energy and Infrastructure in Japan
IFLR1000
Projects & Energy: International (Japan), Recognised Practitioner
Chambers Global
Education
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
B.A., University of the Pacific
Bar admissions and qualifications
California
Japan - Daini Tokyo Bar Association (Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi)
Registered Foreign Lawyer, England and Wales
Advising TEPCO in connection with the acquisition of a stake in Coc San Hydropower Project in Vietnam. This project was awarded 'Hydro Deal of the Year' by IJ Global Awards – Asia Pacific 2018.
Advising Exelon Corporation on the formation of a new 50:50 joint venture with the Japan Atomic Power Company
Advising Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), and international lenders in connection with the financing of the 1.32GW Van Phong 1 coal-fired power plant project in Vietnam – first project to be financed under the 70:30 FCR in Vietnam
Awards and Rankings
October 2020
Webinar
24 September 2020
Media Mention
21 June 2020
Hogan Lovells Publications
15 May 2020
Hogan Lovells Publications
14 May 2020
Hogan Lovells Publications
09 April 2020