Ashurst ADTLaw has extensive experience in renewables and conventional power, oil and gas, infrastructure, mining and data centre projects. The Singapore team has an established record in Southeast Asia, the broader Asia Pacific region, and further into Africa and beyond; a Singapore group was recently appointed to advise on a major hydropower project in Mozambique. The team represents a huge list of project sponsors and developers, investors and lenders on significant projects. Jean-Louis Neves Mandelli has an impressive record in large-scale projects in the region and elsewhere, and is especially noted for solar projects in Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia. Scott Baggett is noted for oil and gas and renewables projects. Chin Chuan Chen is another senior name with a background in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects and mineral processing projects in Indonesia.
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Testimonials
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‘Beyond legal expertise, the team possesses an intimate understanding of the industries in which we operate. They offer commercially astute, pragmatic, and truly value-added advice, integrating legal strategy with business objectives.’
'Jean-Louis Neves Mandelli is a complete lawyer. He is technically very good, listens to his clients, he is open-minded to new mechanisms and gives sound advice. He knows how to handle negotiations and more importantly he is pragmatic.'
Key clients
- IFC
- ADB
- BII
- K-EXIM
- OPEC Fund for International Development
- CGIF
- Standard Chartered Bank
- SMBC
- DBS
- Société Générale
- OCBC
- UOB
Work highlights
Advised the consortium, comprising EDF, TotalEnergies and Sumitomo Corporation in connection with the $5bn development and financing of the 1,500MW run-of-river Mphanda Nkuwa hydropower project in Mozambique.
Advised Clifford Capital and Societe Générale as lenders to PT Nusantara Sembcorp Solar Energi in connection with the permanent financing of a 50MW solar PV plant plus 10MWh battery energy storage systems.
Advised the lenders, including K-EXIM, on the financing of the 66 MIGD Ghubrah 3 independent water project.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Jean-Louis Neves Mandelli; Scott Baggett
Other key lawyers
Chin Chuan Chen