Chambers Review
DLA Piper's established team of lawyers across the Asia-Pacific region handles a range of transactional mandates, including acquisitions, investments, joint ventures and restructurings across the oil and gas, mining, power and green energy sectors. Wins particular praise for its track record acting for Chinese SOEs, also servicing a wider range of domestic and international energy companies and lenders in the space. Offering a high cross-border capability, facilitated by the integrated nature of DLA Piper's global network. Offers additional experience assisting clients with geothermal energy projects, advising on the financing and regulatory elements. Experience in the management of high-level, cross-jurisdictional contentious matters, notably including arbitration.
Carolyn Dong and Matthew Davis in Hong Kong and Alex Jones in Perth are key contacts for the group.
Work Highlights
- DLA Piper advised China Energy Investment Corp on the financing, development and operation of the Jawa 7 power plant project in Indonesia.
- DLA Piper advised Saracen Mineral Holdings on its AUD16 billion merger by scheme of arrangement with Northern Star Resources, a transaction which made the new entity one of the top ten gold producers in the world.
Strengths
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"The team is well experienced and is proficient in handling complex and multi-jurisdictional cases," states one client.
One satisfied client appreciates that "they are diligent and able to provide comprehensive analysis."
A client reports that DLA Piper maintains "a strong energy and resources practice" in general terms and is particularly keen to emphasise the "depth of experience of the high-quality lawyers who do mining-based work from the Perth office," adding: "We know that, whatever the corporate or commercial issues, there will be someone with expertise in that space to assist - that's the key thing."
Another client, speaking in an energy sector context, lists several valuable qualities possessed by the DLA Piper team, including "outstanding expertise which identifies issues we had never thought of," "proactive, solutions-focused responses" and a "highly attuned and balanced commerciality which frequently anticipates our needs and prepares accordingly."
"The team is well experienced and is proficient in handling complex and multi-jurisdictional cases," states one client.
One satisfied client appreciates that "they are diligent and able to provide comprehensive analysis."
A client reports that DLA Piper maintains "a strong energy and resources practice" in general terms and is particularly keen to emphasise the "depth of experience of the high-quality lawyers who do mining-based work from the Perth office," adding: "We know that, whatever the corporate or commercial issues, there will be someone with expertise in that space to assist - that's the key thing."
Another client, speaking in an energy sector context, lists several valuable qualities possessed by the DLA Piper team, including "outstanding expertise which identifies issues we had never thought of," "proactive, solutions-focused responses" and a "highly attuned and balanced commerciality which frequently anticipates our needs and prepares accordingly."