Allens, General Business Law | Chambers Asia-Pacific Profile

About

Provided by Allens

Allens has worked in PNG for over 50 years and our full service office in Port Moresby has been operating for nearly three decades, supported by a wide range of experienced PNG and industry sector specialists from our Australian office network. We practise both local and international law in PNG and represent many Papua New Guinean, foreign and multinational companies in their investments and business interests there.
Our work in PNG includes acting on PNG's most important commercial transactions and large scale projects. This experience is complemented by our close relationships with government and regulatory authorities.
We have a large team of PNG admitted lawyers in PNG and Australia, many of whom have been practising PNG law for decades. We offer our clients not only a broad range of expertise but also strong corporate knowledge and understanding of the local market throughout the firm.
Our strategic role advising on many of the largest and most complex matters in the PNG market over the past 12 months (and historically), and our ongoing roles advising leading PNG and international companies, demonstrates our expertise and capacity in PNG to deliver strategic advice to multinational clients on significant projects and transactions across the full breadth of general business law.

Chambers Review

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General Business Law - Papua New Guinea

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Allens fields a long-established team acting for both Papua New Guinean and multinational companies. Its team handles a full range of issues, including contentious matters, with particularly noted strengths in the energy and resources and financial services sectors. The firm is often mandated on the development of major power, resources and infrastructure projects and maintains constructive working relationships with government bodies, based in part on long-standing involvement in the development of Papua New Guinea legislation.

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Work Highlights

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Allens acted for NiuPower Limited in relation to its efforts to recover and restructure amounts owed to it by PNG Power for the supply of electricity under a long-term power purchase agreement between the parties.

Strengths

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The team has an excellent ability to distil complex issues into actionable insights and provide pragmatic advice.

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Asia-Pacific

Allens possesses a strong depth and breadth of expertise to handle the entire spectrum of legal issues arising from the PNG system.

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Asia-Pacific

The team has an excellent ability to distil complex issues into actionable insights and provide pragmatic advice.

General Business Law respondent
Asia-Pacific

Allens possesses a strong depth and breadth of expertise to handle the entire spectrum of legal issues arising from the PNG system.

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Asia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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Richard Kriedemann

Expertise Based Abroad

Richard Kriedemann of Allens offers over two decades' experience of Papua New Guinea-related work, largely focused on M&A transactions and other major corporate matters.

He is not only an expert with a great reputation who does great work for us, but he is also fantastic to work and communicate with. His turnaround times are extremely quick.

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Paul Brittain

Band 2

Paul Brittain acts principally on financing transactions, regularly advising both lenders and borrowers, often in relation to the development of some of Papua New Guinea's major resources and infrastructure projects.

Paul consistently goes above and beyond to ensure that a client receives personalised and attentive service.

Paul draws on his extensive banking, finance and restructuring experience, coupled with deep knowledge of local market dynamics, to provide insightful and actionable commercial advice.

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