Mooni Kim is a senior foreign attorney at Shin & Kim whose main practice areas are Project Finance, Energy and Resources as well as Virtual Assets and Metaverse+NFT.

With respect to Project Finance and Energy and Resources, Mooni advises lenders, sponsors and borrowers in various types of transactions in domestic and cross-border projects, corporate financing and export-credit agency financing. She has recently assisted with the successful closings of multiple renewable energy projects.

With respect to Virtual Assets and Metaverse+NFT, Mooni has extensive experience in advising various stakeholders, including domestic and foreign virtual asset exchanges, with novel legal issues that arise in this rapidly evolving industry. She is also actively publishing in journals and participating in domestic and international seminars.

Mooni received her B.A. from Seoul National University and J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. As a member of the New York State Bar and the Washington D.C. Bar, she previously worked at DLA Piper LLP (US) and Kim & Chang.

Project Finance; Energy and Resources

• Represented the sponsors in the Jeonnam 1 offshore wind project in Korea
• Represented the Korean export credit agencies (K-ECAs) in the RV555 motorway PPP project in Norway
• Represented the sponsors in the Lumcloon/Shannonbridge energy storage system project in Ireland
• Represented the K-ECAs in the Vung Ang 2 conventional independent power project in Vietnam
• Represented the K-ECAs in the Coral offshore FLNG project in Mozambique
• Represented the K-ECAs in the Rovuma onshore LNG project in Mozambique
• Represented the sponsor in Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower project in Nepal
• Advised the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development in drafting a set of standard export credit agreements and implementing relevant staff training programs
• Represented K-ECAs in multiple ship-financing transactions for containerships and tankers
• Advised international lenders and borrowers in multiple corporate loan transactions

Virtual Assets; Metaverse+NFT

• Advised overseas cryptocurrency exchanges on entry into the Korean market
• Advised overseas DeFi projects on entry into the Korean market
• Advised on issuance, sales, operation and listing of fungible tokens
• Advised on issuance, sales, operation and listing of non-fungible tokens
• Assisted with filing of reports as virtual asset service providers in Korea
• Advised on acquisition of and investment in cryptocurrency exchanges
• Advised on operation of Web3 platforms in Korea