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Dae Sagong
Partner
- TEL 82 2 6182 8323
- FAX 82 2 6003 7012
- E-MAIL dsagong@yoonyang.com
Biography
Dae Sagong is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice areas include energy, data centers, real estate finance, real estate investment, and M&A.
In particular, Mr. Sagong currently advises a number of major domestic and international clients on the development, investment in, and acquisition and disposal of various renewable energy and data center projects, including photovoltaic power generation, onshore and offshore wind power generation, battery energy storage systems (BESS), fuel cells, electric vehicle charging stations, and waste treatment. He also provides legal advice on various matters relating to real estate development projects.
In particular, Mr. Sagong currently advises a number of major domestic and international clients on the development, investment in, and acquisition and disposal of various renewable energy and data center projects, including photovoltaic power generation, onshore and offshore wind power generation, battery energy storage systems (BESS), fuel cells, electric vehicle charging stations, and waste treatment. He also provides legal advice on various matters relating to real estate development projects.
Practice Areas
- Energy
- Financial Disputes ∙ Litigation
- Maritime · Aviation
- Real Estate Financing ∙ Investing
- Project Financing
- Real Estate Development ∙ Transactions
- Project Financing ∙ Real Estate Financing
- Real Estate Trust
- Construction Claims
- Construction
- Urban Improvement
- Civil Engineering ∙ Plant
- Overseas Construction
- Environmental ∙ Energy Disputes
- Construction
- Aircraft ∙ Vessel Financing
Experience
- 2013-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2026-present Member, Investment Project Review Committee, Jeonnam Development Corporation
- 2026-present Legal Counsel, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)
- 2019-20 Legal Secondee, Macquarie Capital Korea Limited
- 2019 Legal Secondee, Macquarie Capital (Singapore) Pte. Limited
- 2007-09 International Procurement Department, LIG Nex1
Education
- 2019 National University of Singapore (LL.M.)
- 2013 Kyung Hee University Law School (J.D.)
- 2008 Korea University (B.E. in Electrical Engineering)
Qualifications
Admitted to Bar, Korea (2013)
Representative Matters
- Advised Aquila Capital on photovoltaic development projects and fund investments
- Advised Argo Energy on photovoltaic development projects and acquisitions
- Advised Bada Energy on an offshore wind power development project
- Advised BEP on the acquisition of a waste treatment company
- Advised Brookfield-managed funds and Flatform on the development, acquisition, and refinancing of large-scale, small-scale, and rooftop solar power projects in Korea
- Advised E1 on a fuel cell development project and investment in a collective energy project
- Advised Envision Energy on various matters, including the establishment of a Korean subsidiary
- Advised GS E&C on a private sector investment project related to an urban express highway
- Advised Hanwha E&C on the Seoul Station Northern Commercial District development project
- Advised Hanwha Impact on the sale of a floating photovoltaic power generation project
- Advised HOBAN E&C on offshore wind power EPC
- Advised IGIS Asset Management on the acquisition of waste treatment companies, fund formation, investments in solar power and BESS, and facilities handling petroleum coke
- Advised IMM Asset Management on data center investments
- Advised ISQ (Hexa Energy) and GS E&C on the acquisition of solar power assets
- Advised KDB Infra Asset Management on the industrial complex environmental improvement fund
- Advised KEPCO
- Advised KOSPO on a pre-feasibility study for an offshore wind power project
- Advised KOWEPO on a solar ESCO project
- Advised KT Cloud on data center development
- Advised LOTTE Innovate on the entrusted operation of a data center
- Advised Macquarie Asset Management-managed funds on asset acquisitions and divestitures, investments in electric vehicle charging facilities, and data center development
- Advised Macquarie Capital on fuel cell development projects
- Advised MDM Asset Management on the acquisition of a waste treatment company
- Advised Neotrans on an urban railway project
- Advised Penguin Solutions on data center deployment
- Advised PKGE and NH International on the acquisition of solar power assets
- Advised on the sale of Prima Hotel
- Advised Ørsted on an offshore wind power development project
- Advised SC Capital on data center investments
- Advised SK Eternix on the acquisition of solar power assets
- Advised on the sale of Seoul City Tower
- Advised Vena Energy on offshore and onshore wind power projects
- Advised the lenders of Taean Anmyeon Clean Energy on project financing
- Advised TotalEnergies Renewables on its solar power business in Korea
Awards
- Leading Individual, Projects & Energy, Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific (2024-2026)
- Rising star partner, Project development, IFLR1000 (2023-2025)
- Rising Star, Construction, asialaw (2022-2025)
- Rising Star, Real Estate, asialaw (2022-2023/24)
- Commended External Counsel, In-House Community (2021-2022/23)
- Rising star, Project development, IFLR1000 (2022)
Publications
- Korea Chapter, Renewable Energy, Chambers Global Practice Guides, Chambers and Partners (Co-author, 2024-2026)
- Commercial Real Estate in South Korea: Overview, Commercial Real Estate Global Guides, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters (Co-author, 2024-2025)
- Renewable Energy Comparative Guide, Mondaq (Co-author, 2023)
Languages
Korean and English
