Projects & Infrastructure: International
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Singapore
Band 2
Contact number
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Latham & Watkins' Singapore office handles high-profile power and oil and gas mandates across the Asia-Pacific region.The firm is highly experienced with both traditional and renewable energy projects and is a trusted adviser to commercial banks, sponsors and export credit agencies on complex project financings and refinancings, especially those involving Indonesia. The firm is also highly valued for advice on headline infrastructure project development matters.
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.
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."
Notable Practitioners
Stephen McWilliams is a well-established project finance and development lawyer in the region, acting from the firm's Singapore and Tokyo offices.
"Stephen McWilliams is very adept at large-scale project financings. He can lower the temperature of the room, when he speaks people listen."
"Stephen McWilliams is one of the pre-eminent project finance practitioners in the world. He has a very commercial and pragmatic approach, a great negotiating style and is solution-oriented."
Don Stokes in Singapore has a long-established practice for power and infrastructure project financing and development, with noteworthy Vietnam expertise.
"Don Stokes would lay the key points on the table and provide clear and practical guidance."
Ranked Lawyers at
Latham & Watkins LLP
Singapore