Ben Thompson

Ranked in 4 Practice Areas

Band 1

General Business Law: International Firms

Myanmar

1 Years Ranked

Band 3

Projects & Infrastructure: International

Singapore

11 Years Ranked

Foreign Expert

Projects & Energy

Singapore

11 Years Ranked

Expertise Based Abroad

General Business Law

Myanmar

10 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Asia-Pacific 2025

About

Provided by Ben Thompson

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Practice Areas

Ben Thompson serves clients on project development and financing throughout Asia and has advised both sponsors and lenders on a number of the highest profile and award-winning power and infrastructure projects in the region, with a particular focus on renewables.

Ben has advised on projects in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, the Philippines, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Mongolia. Deal highlights include the Lotus wind power project in Vietnam; the Myingyan IPP (Myanmar's first internationally tendered power project); the Nam Ngiep 1, Theun Hinboun, and Nam Ngum 3 hydropower projects in Laos PDR; and the Jawa 1 LNG-to-power project in Indonesia (the first LNG-to-power project in the Asia Pacific region).

Ben is particularly experienced in advising MLA and DFI lenders on projects, including ADB, IFC, AIIB, JICA, DEG, and others.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

General Business Law - Myanmar

Myanmar, expertise based abroad in Singapore

Individual Editorial

Ben Thompson in Singapore advises both lenders and sponsors on the financing and development of a variety of projects in Myanmar. His focus includes oil and gas, power and renewable energy mandates.

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General Business Law: International Firms - Myanmar

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Ben Thompson in Singapore advises both lenders and sponsors on the financing and development of a variety of projects in Myanmar. His focus includes oil and gas, power and renewable energy mandates.

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Projects & Infrastructure: International - Singapore

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Ben Thompson is based in Singapore and has strong expertise as a project finance lawyer. He frequently represents lenders, developers and sponsors, including in the Myanmar market.

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Projects & Energy - Singapore

Foreign expert in Myanmar

Individual Editorial

Ben Thompson is based in Singapore and has strong expertise as a project finance lawyer. He frequently represents lenders, developers and sponsors, including in the Myanmar market.

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Strengths

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It was important that we had a counsel who balanced what we needed in practice and what was viable in the market conditions. Ben came up with very useful advice and we continue to work with him.

Projects & Infrastructure: International respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Ben Thompson is one of the real experts in project finance in Asia.

Projects & Infrastructure: International respondent
Chambers Global Guide

It was important that we had a counsel who balanced what we needed in practice and what was viable in the market conditions. Ben came up with very useful advice and we continue to work with him.

Projects & Infrastructure: International respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Ben Thompson is one of the real experts in project finance in Asia.

Projects & Infrastructure: International respondent
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Practice Areas

Chambers Review

Chambers Global Guide

General Business Law - Myanmar

Individual Editorial

General Business Law: International Firms - Myanmar

Individual Editorial

Projects & Infrastructure: International - Singapore

Individual Editorial

Projects & Energy - Singapore

Individual Editorial

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