Jessica Ham
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Up and Coming : Energy & Natural Resources: International
Up and Coming
About
Provided by Jessica Ham
Practice Areas
Jessica is an energy and LNG / natural gas specialist based in Singapore, with extensive experience advising on major energy project development and operational matters and M&A transactions across the oil and gas / LNG sectors in the Asia-Pacific region (with a particular focus on South-East Asia), and globally. She is a Special Counsel in the Singapore office of Baker Botts and has been based in Asia for over 9 years.
She has significant energy project development experience, including advising on project structuring, joint venture arrangements, PSCs and other concession arrangements, construction and procurement of project infrastructure, FSRU charter arrangements, LNG marketing and procurement (advising both sellers and buyers on spot and term transactions, as well as on price reviews) and natural gas sales and transportation arrangements. She also regularly advises on large-scale M&A transactions in the energy and LNG / natural gas sectors, including due diligence exercises and sale and purchase documentation. She has particular LNG industry experience, having advised on the development of a number of LNG regasification projects (including FSRUs) and LNG liquefaction projects in the Asia Pacific region (many of which are ‘first of their kind’ in the relevant jurisdiction), as well as on emerging energy transition matters, including CCS/CCUS project developments.
Professional Memberships
Association of International Energy Negotiators