Energy & Infrastructure
"The firm showed us its understanding of the relevant industry and the business interests of its client, as well as expertise in the legal matters involved in the transaction."
- Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific
Overview
BKL’s Energy and Infrastructure Practice Group provides clients with comprehensive and specialized legal services, drawing on extensive experience in collaborating with energy and infrastructure companies in Korea and abroad as well as deep understanding of regulations. Its one-stop advisory services can help clients with efficient management and successful completion of complex projects across various areas including project development, project financing, project construction and operation. Furthermore, our prompt and effective response to a dispute ensures business continuity of our clients, providing value as a reliable business partner. With such a comprehensive suite of services, BKL’s Energy and Infrastructure Practice Group meets the needs of our clients and provide optimal solutions for successful business.
One-stop service for the entire stage of project development
BKL’s Energy and Infrastructure Practice Group provides legal advisory services that not only meet the expectations of project finance lenders but also constitute practical and substantive advice throughout the entire stage, including the initial development, feasibility test, contract negotiation, and licenses and permits. Given the large scale of the infrastructure industry, a project’s bidding procedures and deal structure must be thoroughly assessed, along with execution of project agreements to initiate and operate the project and financing agreements to fund the project. The project’s successful progress also depends on negotiations with numerous stakeholders and risk analyses. BKL helps clients with managing such complicated procedures efficiently and thereby contributing to the smooth completion of the project, by providing one-stop services for the project that starts with the review of the deal structure, drafting and negotiation of project agreements and financing agreements, obtainment of licenses and permits, execution of the final definitive documentation and closing of the deal, as well as post-closing management.
Customized advisory services tailored to the regulation-heavy industry
BKL’s Energy and Infrastructure Practice Group provides customized advisory services leveraging its deep understanding of regulation-heavy industries and setting up a team of professionals with work experience from government agencies in the relevant fields. Energy and infrastructure industries involve multiple stakeholders in Korea and abroad as well as various financing techniques and complex deal structures. In light of this complexity, the group provides effective and efficient services in collaboration with other practice groups of BKL starting from the initial stage of the project, including regulation consulting, corporate legal affairs, regulations, and disputes. The group can assist clients in growing their businesses within the boundaries of regulations through meticulous analysis of the background and history of regulations and relevant real-world cases to minimize business risk and drive sustainable growth. Drawing on representative experience with numerous stakeholders including business owners, equity investors, and lender groups, BKL is poised to provide customized legal advisory services tailored to the needs of our clients and the characteristics of their industries, assisting clients with navigating through imminent challenges.