The Legal 500

Allen & Gledhill LLP’s market-leading energy, infrastructure and projects department has extensive PPP experience. It continues to act for a subsidiary of Tuas Power in the development of a multi-utilities complex, and is advising Changi Airport Fuel Hydrant Installation in relation to the licensing, development and operation of its sole tank storage facility. Sumitomo and UBS also instruct the team. Ho Chien Mien, Kok Chee Wai and Kelvin Wong are recommended.

Rajah & Tann LLP advises independent power producers (IPPs) in relation to the development, financing, construction and operation of plants across the region. It also acts in significant project-related arbitration cases, and represented a crude oil and petroleum trading company in a $100m dispute with a Malaysian government-linked port operator after a fire at its storage facility. Yee Leong Chong and Lip San Soh co-head the department, which recently gained Wei Yaw Lam from Pinsent Masons MPillay.

Head of the energy and projects practice at WongPartnership LLP, Tay Peng Cheng ‘offers excellent and practical advice’, while Ian De Vaz on the infrastructure side specialises in litigation and arbitration with an emphasis on construction and civil engineering disputes. The group acted for chemical manufacturer Huntsman Corporation in the expansion of its polyetheramine manufacturing facility on Jurong Island, and advised the lenders of S$150m financing for the Tuaspring Desalination project.

ATMD Bird & Bird’s Sandra Seah is appointed legal adviser to the Energy Market Authority of Singapore and the National Environment Agency. She handles regulatory, technical and commercial contracts work in the electricity and gas sectors, and has vast experience in innovative public projects, including the first desalination plant in Singapore and the first tri-generation project in Singapore.

Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow’s Chin Chew advised Gulf JP NS Company in its $1.2bn financing of the Nong Saeng IPP project in Thailand, and also acted for SembCorp Utilities in a negotiated natural gas swap arrangement in Indonesia.

Drew & Napier LLC is involved in a plethora of high-value litigation and arbitration matters for energy sector clients. The ‘excellent, commercially minded’ Sin Boon Ann and Sandy Foo are recommended.

Drawing on its corporate, M&A and capital markets capabilities, Stamford Law Corporation acted for United Fiber System in the $2.2bn reverse takeover of Golden Energy Mines, and advised palm oil producer Bumitama Agri and Australian construction and heavy engineering company Civmec on SGX listings. Bernard Lui leads the team.

Derek Loh and Ian Lim of TSMP Law Corporation undertake advisory and regulatory work for construction, engineering and projects clients, and advise the Professional Engineers Board Singapore.

Colin Ng & Partners LLP’s Subramanian Pillai advised on the sale and purchase of 100% of the ordinary shares in building and construction company ARKS Group Holding, and also acted for Kupps & Sachs, DCA Architects and GlobalFund Capital.

Harry Elias Partnership LLP advises owners, contractors and consultants in some of the most prominent Singapore projects, and is also active in Vietnam, Malaysia, India and the Philippines. Tan Chau Yee heads the construction, engineering and projects group, and has substantial experience in construction disputes.

Project financing is an area of strength for KhattarWong. It advises on the development of commercial complexes, residential estates, highways and industrial developments. Chia Ho Choon undertakes advisory and arbitration work for energy sector clients.

Louise Tan, corporate banking and financing head at Lee & Lee, is highly experienced and recommended for construction project financing.

Jon Howes heads a ‘very good’ team at Pinsent Masons MPillay, which is valued for its ‘high-quality’ service and strategic thinking. It advises on large PPP projects throughout the region, and clients include Sembawang Engineers, Subsea 7 and Jurong Shipyard.

Azman Jaafar and Lawrence Wong at RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP advise on acquisition and project financing for clients such as Asia Water Techonology and Renewable Energy Asia Group.

Rodyk & Davidson LLP combines project development and sale and financing expertise. Nadia Cardoz acted for Renewable Energy Corporation in finalising the terms of a lease of land from Jurong Town Corporation.

At Straits Law Practice LLC, M Rajaram acts for lenders, borrowers and sponsors in the financing of power plants, and mining and other major infrastructure projects.