Milbank advises on a range of matters concerning infrastructure, oil and gas, energy transition and power. John Dewar, who is praised by lenders and sponsors alike for his adept handling of multi-sourced financings, stands at the helm, alongside Matthew Brown, who regularly leads on development and financing mandates relating to oil and gas, in addition to hydrogen and renewables. Munib Hussain is a first point of contact for ECAs, multi-laterals, and commercial and Islamic banks looking for assistance with international projects and energy and infrastructure financing matters. Alex Brightman is another key contact in the group.
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‘The team are leaders in the field.’
‘Matthew Brown is constantly available and consistently delivers top-end work. He is an excellent negotiator and pleasant to deal with.’
Key clients
- JP Morgan
- Export-Import Bank of Korea
- BNPP
- Lumina Capital Management
Work highlights
- Advised on EIG’s $1.5bn project bond refinancing of Saudi Aramco’s oil pipeline infrastructure and Blackrock’s $4.5bn project bond and sukuk (Islamic Bond) offerings.
- Advised the lenders on Energos Infrastructure’s acquisition of two Dynagas FSRU’s which will help bolster Germany's energy independence, as well as bring cost-efficiencies and lower carbon power generation.
- Advised Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) and the Finance Party in connection with Reliance Industries’ financing of its share of the construction of the Floating Production Storage and Offloading unit’s by Samsung Heavy Industries Co Limited.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
John Dewar; Matthew Brown
Other key lawyers
Munib Hussain; Alex Brightman