Projects & Infrastructure
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Asia-Pacific Region
Band 2
Contact number
+852 2912 2500Chambers Review
Latham & Watkins has a sophisticated region-wide project finance legal practice covering jurisdictions such as Singapore, Japan and Korea. It has extensive experience advising on multibillion-dollar oil and gas, power and mining projects. In particular, the practice has noteworthy expertise in LNG and new energy projects. The team is especially renowned for projects located in South-East Asia and those involving Australia and the USA. Its key clients include ECAs, development banks and blue-chip energy companies. The firm also assists clients on natural resources and transport-related infrastructure mandates. The firm maintains a strong reputation for advising on complex and novel transactions.
Don Stokes is a key contact in Singapore, while Stephen McWilliams is a key contact in Tokyo and Singapore.
Work Highlights
- Latham & Watkins advised Pengerang Energy Complex on the USD4 billion development and financing of an aromatics complex to be located in Pengerang, in the Malaysian state of Johor.
- Latham & Watkins advised the export credit agencies and lenders on the project development and financing of the proposed Papua LNG Project in Papua New Guinea.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Latham & Watkins demonstrates the utmost professionalism. It is a breeze to collaborate with the firm."
"The firm is able to give timely and relevant advices to lenders on complex matters, balancing the interest of lenders with commercial reality."
"Latham & Watkins demonstrates the utmost professionalism. It is a breeze to collaborate with the firm."
"The firm is able to give timely and relevant advices to lenders on complex matters, balancing the interest of lenders with commercial reality."