General Business Law
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Papua New Guinea
Band 1
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+67 5 305 6000About
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
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. Allens 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 longstanding involvement in the development of Papua New Guinea legislation. Recent clients include Bank of Communications, Beijing Branch, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and Westpac PNG.
Work Highlights
- Allens advised TotalEnergies in relation to the project financing of the Papua LNG project.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We have relied on their advice to make critical business and investment decisions. They are among the leading firms in Papua New Guinea with respect to commercial awareness and practices."
"They are highly regarded in this field."
"We have relied on their advice to make critical business and investment decisions. They are among the leading firms in Papua New Guinea with respect to commercial awareness and practices."
"They are highly regarded in this field."
Notable Practitioners
Richard Kriedemann offers over two decades' experience of Papua New Guinea-related work, largely focused on M&A transactions and other major corporate matters.
"Richard is an excellent lawyer."
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.
Sarah Kuman handles a range of corporate and commercial work, with a particular emphasis upon power generation and regulatory issues in the sector.
"Sarah is a very competent lawyer whose advice we have relied on in making some important investment and commercial decisions. We are confident in her abilities and judgement as a lawyer."