LAWYER PROFILE

JP Sweny

UK 2026

Latham & Watkins

Ranked in 1 practice area

Projects: Mainly International

UK-wide

2 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

John-Patrick (JP) Sweny is a partner in Latham & Watkins' London office and a member of its Project Finance and Development Practice. He represents energy companies, governments, financial institutions, and private equity investors on a wide range of project finance and development transactions focused on the energy transition.

JP is a member of the Regulation and Policy Working Group of the Carbon Capture & Storage Association, covering the regulation of CCS and blue hydrogen sectors, and a participant in the Green Hydrogen Organisation’s contracting standards initiative.

JP also is a member of a specialist working group participating in the EU-funded LNGnet project on the future transition of the LNG market.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Projects: Mainly International - UK-wide

Band 4

Individual Editorial

JP Sweny is a noteworthy projects lawyer who advises both sponsors and borrowers on the financing aspects of projects across various jurisdictions. He has particularly strong experience assisting with the financing of significant oil and gas developments.

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Strengths

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JP Sweny is always creative and solution-oriented when it comes to complex and inextricable topics.
Projects: Mainly InternationalChambers Guide to the Legal Profession