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Expertise Based Abroad
Expertise Based Abroad
About
Provided by Sarah Wilson
Practice Areas
Sarah specialises in project finance transactions in the power and infrastructure sectors across ASEAN and the wider Asia-Pacific region, as well as broader financing transactions in Thailand. She has acted for major international commercial and institutional lenders and sponsors, and regularly negotiates concession agreements and power purchase agreements with governments and state-owned enterprises in ASEAN. Sarah is known as an emerging market specialist and has advised on many 'market firsts' in this context, most recently in Thailand and Laos. She also regularly advises on large-scale cross-border transactions.
While Sarah is based in Bangkok, she regularly advises on transactions across the wider region and, by way of example, is currently advising on financings in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, India and Vietnam. Prior to joining the Bangkok office 13 years ago, Sarah was part of the firm's Structured and Asset Finance team in London, which she joined in 2009.
Sarah is consistently recognised and ranked by leading legal directories for the Thailand, Cambodian, Lao and Myanmar markets. This includes being ranked by The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2024 as a 'Next Generation Partner' in both Projects and Energy and Banking and Finance in Thailand, as well as being ranked by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024 as a 'Band 1' individual for Laos and Cambodia as a foreign expert based in Thailand.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Sarah Wilson is based in Bangkok and has an active practice in South-East Asia, including Myanmar. She is a noted banking and projects lawyer in Thailand with experience advising on matters in the aviation and finance sectors in Myanmar.
Sarah Wilson regularly handles outbound energy project financing and development in neighbouring countries, including Laos and Cambodia.
Sarah Wilson is a well-regarded project finance and banking lawyer in Bangkok, where she acts for both international lenders and borrowers. Her involvement in the finance sector also extends to advisory on capital markets matters and cases requiring restructuring expertise.
Sarah Wilson in Bangkok is an expert in projects and banking, with experience handling project financing in the renewable and traditional energy sectors in Cambodia, as well as in relation to the transportation sector.
Sarah Wilson especially advises clients on the financing and development of hydropower and non-renewable energy projects in Laos.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Whenever we contact her for Myanmar work, she is always very responsive and gets us the responses we are looking for."
"She has great awareness of commercial aspects while providing invaluable and sound advice from a legal perspective."
"Sarah can handle complex cross-border financing and project financing with the main objective of closing the deal."
"We have had a good cooperation and worked together for a long time."
"She is a strong and experienced lawyer."
"Whenever we contact her for Myanmar work, she is always very responsive and gets us the responses we are looking for."
"She has great awareness of commercial aspects while providing invaluable and sound advice from a legal perspective."
"Sarah can handle complex cross-border financing and project financing with the main objective of closing the deal."
"We have had a good cooperation and worked together for a long time."
"She is a strong and experienced lawyer."
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