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Anthony Patten is a Partner and Global Co-Head of the Herbert Smith Freehills' Energy Group, currently based in Singapore. Anthony has nearly 25 years experience advising energy clients, and specialises in M&A and project development with a strong focus on oil and gas / LNG and, more recently, renewable energy projects. He started his career in energy as a senior lawyer with Royal Dutch Shell and has worked as a lawyer in the UK, Australia, the UAE and, for the last ten years, in Singapore. Anthony's clients include governments, national oil companies (such as PTT, PETRONAS and Pertamina), supermajors (such as BP and Chevron) and trading houses (especially Japanese trading houses). In addition to his work in Asia, Anthony is well known for his work on major project development in the Middle East. Along with his HSF colleagues, Anthony advises leading energy industry clients on their most important and strategic projects and transactions.