The Law Firm Jiphyeon announced on the 3rd that it has established the 'Climate Energy Center'. Based on its expertise accumulated over the past 25 years in the environmental and energy sectors, it plans to provide comprehensive consulting necessary for responding to climate change and energy transition.
With the inauguration of the Lee Jae-myung government, the establishment of the Ministry of Climate Energy is anticipated, leading to a significant transformation across environmental and energy policies. In this context, the need for a comprehensive response center that helps corporations understand and respond to environmental legal issues has increased, Jiphyeon explained.
The Jiphyeon Climate Energy Center will be based on the know-how of the existing environmental and energy teams, organically organizing experts in various fields such as contracts, finance, regulations, policies, safety, disputes, and consulting, to provide optimal one-stop solutions to clients.
Attorney Ko Se-hoon has been appointed as the head of the center. Attorney Ko will oversee the overall operation of the center based on his extensive experience in structuring renewable energy project financing and mergers and acquisitions.
Attorneys Song Gyeong-hoon and Kim Yong-gil have been appointed as deputy heads. Attorney Song serves as a director of the Korea Environmental Law Society and as a consulting attorney for the Korea Environment Corporation (K-eco) and the Korea Energy Agency (KEA), focusing on licensing and regulatory policy. Attorney Kim will be responsible for project contract management, utilizing his consistent experience in renewable energy project contract advisory and related dispute consulting.
The center is organized into a total of seven specialized teams to provide comprehensive legal and consulting services that encompass the entire business process from initial project planning to licensing, financing (PF) strategies, contracts (EPC), responses to climate change policies, and potential disputes. The specialized teams include: △ licensing and regulatory policy △ project contract management △ mergers and acquisitions and fair trade △ PF and financial advisory △ serious accidents and health and safety △ climate change response consulting △ dispute response team.
Ko Se-hoon, head of the Jiphyeon Climate Energy Center, said, "Responding to climate change and transitioning to new energy is a historical and national task that requires fundamental changes across all industries," and added, "To respond flexibly to this, it will be necessary to diagnose regulatory risks from a business perspective and prepare execution strategies, beyond legal advisory."