Her experience includes advising ECAs and DFIs, such as US EXIM Bank, OPIC/DFC, IDB Invest, IFC and KEXIM, on a diverse range of single and multi-sourced project finance transactions. She also served as internal counsel at a global solar energy services company, where she focused on expanding the company’s operations outside the United States. Jean is a proficient Korean speaker and recently spent several years in the Seoul office.
Jean is ranked Band 1 for Agency Financing by Chambers USA 2020-2023 and ranked Band 2 for Projects and Infrastructure by Chambers Korea 2019. In addition, Jean was named ‘Woman Lawyer of the Year’ by Asian Legal Business Korea Awards in 2017.
Jean is in our Global Projects, Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure group and is Agency Finance Lead. Jean has represented agency and commercial lenders as well as sponsors in complex project financings around the globe in a variety of sectors.
Expertise
Industries
Experience
Representative matters
USD8bn Coral FLNG project: Advising the ECAs and lenders on the development and financing of the Coral FLNG project to be moored in the Area 4 Coral South Offshore Basin, Mozambique.
USD5bn financing of the Etileno XXI petrochemical project: Advising IFC, IDB, SACE, BNDES, Bancomext and NAFIN on the USD4.5bn financing of the Etileno XXI petrochemical project in Mexico sponsored by Braskem S.A. and Grupo Idesa.
USD1.5bn Song Hau 1 power plant: Advising KEXIM, K-Sure and lenders on the financing of the Song Hau 1 power plant in Vietnam.
USD4.2bn construction and financing of the Tanjung Jati B5 & B6 power facilities: Advising Sumitomo Corporation and other sponsors on the construction and financing of the Tanjung Jati B5 & B6 power facilities in Indonesia.
Pro bono
Advised AfriKids on its incorporation as a non-profit corporation in the US.
Successfully obtained asylum status in the US for an asylum applicant from Benin. [Note: This was pre-A&O.]
Speaking Engagements
- Lecturer, Korea Banking Institute’s Global Project Financing Workshop, Seoul, August 2018
- Panel Speaker, IFC’s Inaugural Global Debt Mobilization Conference, Madrid, September 2017
- Panel Speaker, Trade Links with the New Latin America Forum organised by Financial Times Live and Inter-American Development Bank, Shanghai, November 2015
Recognition
“IDB, IFC, EDC, SACE, BNDES, Bancomext and NAFIN on the USD4.5bn financing of the Etileno XXI petrochemical project in Mexico sponsored by Braskem S.A. and Grupo Idesa. This project was named “Latin American Petrochemicals Deal of the Year 2012” by Project Finance Magazine, “Project Finance Deal of the Year 2012” by Latin Lawyer, “Americas Petrochemical Deal of the Year” by Project Finance International, “Americas Deal of the Year 2012” by Trade Finance Magazine and “Best Deal 2012” by GTR Leaders in Trade. ”
“OPIC on its USD250m financing of the development, construction and operation by ContourGlobal of combined heat and power facilities in multiple jurisdictions. ”
Awards
- Band 1, Chambers USA (Projects: Agency Financing) 2021-2023
- Band 2, Chambers South Korea (Projects & Infrastructure), 2018 and 2019
- Woman Lawyer of the Year, ALB Korea Law Awards, 2017
- Recognised Practitioner, Chambers South Korea (Projects & Infrastructure), 2017
Qualifications
Admissions
Registered Foreign Lawyer, England and Wales, 2024
Admitted: Bar of the State of New York, 2003
Admitted: Bar of the District of Columbia, 2005
Academic
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2002
B.A., Dartmouth College, 1997
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.