Mr Benjamin Thompson > Mayer Brown > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

Mayer Brown
6 BATTERY ROAD
#11-06
SINGAPORE 049909
Singapore

Work Department

Banking & Finance.

Position

Benjamin Thompson is a Partner in Mayer Brown’s Singapore office and is a member of Mayer Brown’s Global Projects Group. He has more than ten years’ experience in project financings throughout Asia and has advised both sponsors and lenders on a number of the highest profile power projects in the Indochina region, including the Nam Ngiep 1 and Nam Ngum 3 hydropower projects in Laos PDR and the Nong Saeng and Gulf U-Thai IPP projects in Thailand. Ben also has substantial experience in Indonesia, and is at the forefront of developments in the emerging Myanmar power sector, where he has advised lenders and sponsors on a number of power projects, including the Myingyan IPP, Myanmar’s first internationally tendered power project.

Career

Admitted in England and Wales.

Languages

English.

Education

Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, LPC; University of Leeds, CPE; University of Glasgow, LLB, with honors.

Lawyer Rankings

Myanmar > Foreign desks

(Leading individuals)

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Vietnam > Projects and energy

With LNG work remaining the cornerstone of the practice at Mayer Brown, the firm stays abreast of market trends through strong engagement with renewable energy projects, including landmark financing of wind power developments, refinancing solar builds, and also notable work in the waste-to-energy space. David Harrison leads the group from Ho Chi Minh City and is well-versed in transactional, financing and development matters. Counsel Hai Thao Nguyen supports a significant proportion of the team’s mandates, primarily focusing on M&A, corporate and commercial matters. Benjamin Thompson and Nick Kouvaritakis are two experienced key names who provide advice from the Singapore office.