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Projects & Infrastructure - Asia-Pacific Region

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What the Team is Known For

White & Case is regularly involved in project financings, with legal expertise in advising on LNG, mining and power projects. Its broad regional coverage is provided by practitioners located in Singapore, China, Japan and Australia, offering expertise in a wide range of high-stakes power projects and infrastructure mandates. The team brings particular experience in outbound matters relating to Africa, the Middle East and the Americas to an established client base of international energy conglomerates, ECAs and development banks.

Notable practitioners

Fergus Smith in Singapore, David Li in Beijing, Brendan Quinn in Melbourne and Paul Harrison in Tokyo are the main client contacts.

Work Highlights

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  • White & Case advised Saudi Aramco on the development of two large-scale petrochemical projects in China, including its joint development agreement with state-owned corporation North Huajin and Panjin Xincheng Industrial Group to develop an integrated refining and petrochemical complex in Liaoning, China.

  • White & Case continued to advise the Suburban Rail Loop Authority on the procurement and delivery of the AUD50 billion Suburban Rail Loop.

  • White & Case advised Saudi Aramco on its heads of agreement with Sinopec to build a refinery and petrochemical project in Fujian Province, China.

  • White & Case assisted the lenders, including K-SURE and other ECAs, with extending USD2.3 billion senior financing to Uzbekistan GTL to fund its development, construction and operation of a gas-to-liquid plant in the Kashkadarya region of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Strengths

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"White & Case has provided creative solutions for complex and sophisticated matters despite tight timeframes."

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Global

"White & Case have very competent and strong legal advisers. They have a good depth of team across the areas they operate in."

Projects & Infrastructure respondent
Global

"I think they are one of the more detail-oriented and commercially-minded teams I've ever worked with."

Projects & Infrastructure respondent
Global

"The lawyers at White & Case are very experienced, knowledgeable and helpful in so many ways. I would not hesitate to work with them again."

Projects & Infrastructure respondent
Global

"I would not hire any firm other than White & Case, particularly in South-East and North Asia. Their team is really an extension of our company. They have my full trust and confidence."

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Global