Latham & Watkins Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise's practice has a strong track-record advising on renewable and conventional power, oil and gas, infrastructure and mining projects. The team is a trusted advisor to Japanese sponsors, lenders, developers, and ECAs whom its advises on major projects and high-value infrastructure transactions. Practice head Stephen McWilliams, who splits his time between Tokyo and Singapore, is well-versed in project development and financing across the Asia Pacific region. Hiroki Kobayashi routinely acts for both sponsors and lenders in the oil and gas and power sectors. Richard Chul Kim assists the team with major LNG projects.
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Profile
Position
Stephen McWilliams advises sponsors and lenders on the most complex and innovative project development and finance transactions in Asia. He heads the firm’s Project Development & Finance Practice for Asia.
Stephen counsels clients on innovative solutions to complex development and financing issues in developing markets across Asia, especially for first-of-their-kind, multi-lender projects. He particularly focuses on Energy & Infrastructure projects in the areas of:
- Petrochemicals
- Power
- Mining
- Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)
- Energy Transition
Stephen brings decades of experience in Asia, helping lenders and sponsors establish markets with large scale precedent-setting deals. He leverages the firm’s global platform to assemble teams with market-leading experience across multiple practices.
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Key clients
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) INPEX Corporation JERA Co., Inc. Marubeni Corporation Tokyo Gas Osaka Gas Sumitomo Corporation Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Mizuho Bank San Miguel Corporation Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Work highlights
Advising the lenders on the financing of the proposed Abadi LNG Project in Indonesia, sponsored by INPEX, PETRONAS and Pertamina.
Advising the export credit agencies and lenders on the project financing of the proposed Papua LNG Project in Papua New Guinea.
Advising JBIC, NEXI, Asian Development Bank, and commercial bank lenders on the project financing for the expansion of the Muara Laboh geothermal power project in West Sumatra, Indonesia.