Hojung Jun
Associate
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
Not admitted to practice law in this jurisdiction
Biography
Hojung Jun is a member of the Tokyo office's Finance & Projects Group. Since 2010, she has assisted clients with cross-border acquisitions, joint ventures and project development in the energy (conventional and renewables), mining and infrastructure (mainly transportation) sectors around the globe.
Hojung also served as in-house counsel at a major construction company in South Korea and was seconded to a major Japanese trading house. She recently had a chance to work at the Firm’s Singapore office, where she was a member of the Japan Desk.
Practice Focus
Hojung specializes in all aspects of construction law across the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors, ranging from preparing and negotiating contract documents based on various model forms, such as the FIDIC and ENAA model forms, to supporting international dispute resolution. She has experience with projects in Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific, CIS countries, Europe and the Middle East. Hojung also works in the practice group supporting decarbonization strategies, including carbon credit trading and development projects in various jurisdictions.
Representative Legal Matters
- Supported on a turbine supply agreement and an O&M agreement in connection with an offshore wind power project in Japan.
- Supported on decarbonization strategies in connection with carbon credit trading in various jurisdictions.
- Supported on a sub-concession agreement related to a container port development project in Indonesia.
- Supported on the acquisition of an onshore wind energy portfolio in Vietnam.
- Supported on the acquisition of hydropower assets in the Philippines.
- Supported on EPC and O&M agreements in relation to the development of battery energy storage systems (BESSs) in Japan.
- Supported on the divestment of various geothermal assets in Indonesia.
- Supported on an investment in a UK renewable energy supplier, including a joint venture in Japan.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New York State Bar (October 2009)
- Korea International Construction & Energy Law Society
- Women in Law in Japan (Executive Committee Member, 2019-2023)
Admissions
- New York (2009)
Education
- University of Illinois College of Law (J.D.) (2009)
- University of Illinois College of Law (LL.M.) (2007)
- Ewha Womans University (LL.B.) (2005)
Languages
- English
- Korean
- Japanese
Previous Offices
- Singapore
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.