Projects & Infrastructure - Asia-Pacific Region
What the team is known for
Latham & Watkins has a sophisticated region-wide project finance legal practice covering jurisdictions such as Singapore, Japan and Korea. It has extensive experience advising on multibillion-dollar oil and gas, power and mining projects. In particular, the practice has noteworthy expertise in LNG and new energy projects. The team is especially renowned for projects located in South-East Asia and those involving Australia and the USA. Its key clients include ECAs, development banks and blue-chip energy companies. The firm also assists clients on natural resources and transport-related infrastructure mandates. The firm maintains a strong reputation for advising on complex and novel transactions.
Work highlights
Latham & Watkins advised Pengerang Energy Complex on the USD4 billion development and financing of an aromatics complex to be located in Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia.
Latham & Watkins acted for a number of lenders, including the Export-Import Bank of Korea, the Korea Trade Insurance Corporation and Export Finance Australia, in relation to the development and financing for the Caldita-Barossa offshore gas field development project off the coast of Australia.
Notable practitioners
Stephen McWilliams and Don Stokes in Singapore are key contacts.
