Projects & Energy | Asia-Pacific

A&O Shearman is a global player with extensive experience of project finance and development, including advising on concession and power purchase agreements, project finance, project procurement and asset acquisitions. The firm is particularly active on renewable energy projects, including hydro, solar and wind energy, alongside gas projects and transport infrastructure developments. Attorneys on the team regularly advise leading Thai and international financial institutions and project sponsors, especially on outbound projects into neighbouring countries, such as Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

Baker McKenzie has an impressive practice that offers considerable strength across the region in project finance and development. The team assists leading developers, contractors, sponsors and financial institutions with key domestic and regional mandates, including oil and gas, renewable energy, natural resources and infrastructure projects. The projects and energy outfit acts on several Thai domestic projects, as well as outbound matters, especially in Vietnam. It leverages its global network to advise on cross-border mandates.

Chandler Mori Hamada boasts a long-established team advising Thai and international clients, including market-leading lenders, sponsors and project companies, on oil and gas, infrastructure and renewable energy projects. Areas of focus for the team in the renewables sector include solar, wind and hydropower. As well as advising on Thailand-based projects, the team handles matters in Vietnam and Laos. The department is able to provide regional expertise through the firm's association with the Japanese law firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto. The team has US and Thai-qualified lawyers.

Linklaters is a magic circle firm with vast experience in handling all stages of projects, including financing, acquisition and development. The team assists both sponsors and lenders with major inbound and outbound projects, representing leading Thai and international clients. The lawyers are renowned for their handling of transportation PPP projects, as well as renewable energy, oil and gas, and infrastructure projects. The team is active on projects in neighbouring jurisdictions, including Vietnam and Laos, as well as further afield, such as in Mozambique. The firm also works closely with its Singapore and Hong Kong offices on a number of its projects.

Hunton Andrews Kurth offers significant experience representing financial institutions, private companies and public organisations in power project developments and financings, as well as M&A and joint ventures. The team acts on solar and wind energy projects, as well as oil and gas. Its team includes lawyers qualified in the USA and Thailand. Lawyers at the firm are instructed on projects both in Thailand and across the region, including in Vietnam and Laos.

Tilleke & Gibbins has a well-regarded projects and energy practice that acts for energy and infrastructure companies on M&A, development and financing matters. The firm is well placed to advise on project documents, including EPC, concession and power supply agreements. The team handles cross-border transactions relating to mining, oil and gas, renewable energy and port development projects.

DLA Piper offers considerable expertise on energy transactions, frequently engaged to advise on acquisition, disposal, financing deals. Leveraging the firm's global footprint, the team regularly handles cross-border mandates. The firm's clientele includes a number of corporations in the utilities, oil and gas and renewable energy sphere.

Kudun and Partners showcases considerable expertise advising on energy transactions in the conventional and renewable energy sectors. The practice also possesses experience in various EPC and PPP projects relating to power plant construction and development. Its clientele includes domestic and foreign corporations in the utilities and renewable energy space.

Weerawong C&P is a full-service law firm with considerable expertise in PPP projects relating to rail, road, airport and port infrastructure developments in Thailand, particularly on behalf of government entities. It also advises leading Thai companies on transactions in the renewable energy sector, leveraging the firm's impressive corporate department. Furthermore, it draws on its strong dispute resolution offering to advise on disputes arising in this sector.