Projects & Infrastructure: International
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Singapore
Band 1
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A&O Shearman has an established legal practice in Singapore handling both project development and financing. The Singapore-based team is bolstered by the firm's impressive international network and is able to provide strong service by drawing on resources from across the firm's network of offices in the region, offering particularly notable strength in Indonesia and Vietnam. The firm frequently advises heavyweight financial institutions and regional project sponsors on headline oil and gas, power, mining and infrastructure mandates, as well as LNG. The practice is active on the renewable energy front in the region, with recent activity on major solar, hydropower and wind projects. The firm has a varied client base including prominent developers as well as ECAs, and commercial and development banks. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.
Work Highlights
- The firm advised IFC and its parallel lenders on the refinancing of the Asahan-1 hydropower project in Indonesia.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are fantastic. We do the maximum engagements we can with them. They have tremendous expertise."
"They have the ability to handle complex transactions and bring them to closure effectively and in a time-bound manner."
"It is really a pleasure to work with the team."
"Their strengths are responsiveness, solution-oriented advice, excellent sectoral knowledge and willingness to invest in building the client relationship."
"I appreciated that they were able to anticipate possible issues re implementation and so were able to let us know whether documents as written were actually contemplating those issues."
"They are fantastic. We do the maximum engagements we can with them. They have tremendous expertise."
"They have the ability to handle complex transactions and bring them to closure effectively and in a time-bound manner."
"It is really a pleasure to work with the team."
"Their strengths are responsiveness, solution-oriented advice, excellent sectoral knowledge and willingness to invest in building the client relationship."
"I appreciated that they were able to anticipate possible issues re implementation and so were able to let us know whether documents as written were actually contemplating those issues."
Notable Practitioners
William McCormack has a long-standing reputation in the market as a leading project finance and development lawyer in Singapore.
"Bill has a fantastic reputation as a deal maker."
Scott Lovell is an established figure in Singapore's legal market and is active on energy project financings across the region.
Ranked Lawyers at
A&O Shearman
Singapore