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Energy & Natural Resources - Asia-Pacific Region

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Latham & Watkins leverages its formidable project development and financing legal capabilities to advise on a range of energy transactions for some of the largest power companies and financial institutions in the region. It regularly handles matters across the power, oil and gas, and mining sectors, with notable experience in renewables and LNG mandates. The firm has teams in Singapore and Japan who lead energy sector M&A, capital markets, joint ventures and due diligence work. It is active in commercial energy work across Asia, as well as Europe and Africa.

Notable practitioners

Stephen McWilliams is based in Singapore and Tokyo and is a key contact.

Work Highlights

  • Latham & Watkins advised Osaka Gas and Sumitomo as part of a consortium of investors in an investment into a city gas distribution platform in India.

  • Latham & Watkins advised MidOcean Energy on the USD256 million acquisition of 20% stake in Peru LNG.

Strengths

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Latham & Watkins listens to clients' opinions carefully and develops excellent arguments. The team explains very complex issues in a simple and understandable way and is always kind and helpful.

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In addition to know-how related to contract matters, they have a presence in the industry and can talk about industry-specific matters.

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