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Desiree Woo
Position
Of Counsel
Career
Desiree Woo is of counsel in Milbank’s Hong Kong office and a member of the firm’s Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance Group. With more than 20 years of experience based in Milbank’s U.S. and Asia offices, Desiree has a leadership role in Milbank’s practice in the Greater China market and is fluent in Putonghua, Cantonese and Shanghainese. Desiree has extensive project development and financing experience in Asia and is especially active in China, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Bangladesh among other jurisdictions, and also has in-depth experience advising on project financings involving commercial banks and export credit agencies such as Sinosure, China Development Bank, JBIC, NEXI, Korea Development Bank and KSURE. Desiree regularly advises project sponsors and lenders across a wide range of sectors, including conventional and renewable power, oil and gas, petrochemical, mining and metals processing, transportation, water, telecom and space and satellite. Desiree is highly sought after for her expertise representing project owners through the bid solicitation, contract documentation, bid award, construction and acceptance phases of EPC arrangements.
Education
J.D. University of California, Los Angeles School of Law; M.B.A. University of California at Los Angeles; B.Sc. Cornell University
Lawyer Rankings
China > Projects and energy: foreign firms
with offices in Beijing and Hong Kong, Milbank
has an excellent track record of navigating a range of energy and natural resources matters on a national and international basis. Project finance specialist Shepard Liu steers the practice from its Beijing office, supported by Hong Kong-based Desiree Woo who handles project development within the power and natural resources sectors, and Beijing-based infrastructure finance-focused Marco Ying who is a key contact for international banks and private equity sponsors.
Hong Kong > Projects and energy
(Leading partners)Milbank is a name to note in the project development space, assisting a spread of clients on power, natural resources and infrastructure projects on a national and international basis. Operating from Beijing, Shepard Liu advises on project finance, working with lenders and sponsors on transport, infrastructure and energy projects, and has, in recent years, been increasingly involved in projects within the renewables space. Marco Ying, offers up his support from Beijing, leveraging his expertise in infrastructure finance, while Desiree Woo handles project finance and development.