Mr Priyank Srivastava > Duane Morris & Selvam (Myanmar) Limited > Yangon, Myanmar > Lawyer Profile
Duane Morris & Selvam (Myanmar) Limited Offices
Kantharyar Centre Office Tower, Unit no. #18-01
No.11, Corner of Kan Yeik Thar Road & U Aung Myat Street, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Township
YANGON
Myanmar
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Mr Priyank Srivastava
Work Department
Corporate and Energy
Position
Director
Areas of Practice:
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Banking & Project Finance
- Corporate & Commercial
- Regulatory
Career
Priyank Srivastava is a Director in the Corporate and Energy practices, with over 15 years’ experience advising in the energy, Project Development/Infrastructure/P3 sector, and Disputes practice. Mr. Srivastava co-heads the India Practice Group focuses his practice on upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas/LNG matters and the power sector. Having worked for over eight years at India’s largest exploration and production company, he is familiar with all the transactional aspects of global energy projects.
A client has provided the following testimonial about Mr. Srivastava: “We have known Priyank for almost a decade now. We have seen him handle Energy, Oil & Gas matters and a large variety of corporate matters with the highest degree of professionalism. Priyank is an excellent lawyer and carries a wide scope of commercial sense, wisdom and experience. Lawyers working in the oil & gas sector require both legal regulatory as well as industry experience, and Priyank is one of the rare professional lawyers, having the combination of both.”
Mr. Srivastava has considerable on-the-ground experience of advising clients in various sectors in frontier markets, including renewable energy and power projects, infrastructure, telecom, project financing, cross-border arbitration and mediation matters. He has rich experience of the local regulatory regime of Myanmar and has been actively involved in dealing on with various PPP projects.
Mr. Srivastava’s core areas of practice include cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions in relation to oil and gas and energy and infrastructure projects and dispute resolution matters. His practice covers acquisitions, joint ventures, project development and project finance within the oil and gas, mining, power and infrastructure sectors. He is fluent in Hindi and English and knows elementary Burmese and Spanish.
Languages
English and Hindi. Elementary Burmese and Spanish.
Education
- National Law School of India University, Master in Business Laws, 2010
- Symbiosis Law School, B.S.L./LL.B., 2007
Lawyer Rankings
Myanmar > Corporate and M&A
Duane Morris & Selvam (Myanmar) Limited has a varied practice that is not confined to general corporate matters, but extends to work including joint venture agreements, direct foreign investment and complex transactions in a range of industries. Leon Yee, who splits his time between Singapore, Myanmar and China, runs the team with Priyank Srivastava, who splits his time between India, Myanmar, and Singapore, leaving the pair well placed to advice on multijurisdictional commercial and corporate issues. Yee is a go-to practitioner for corporate governance issues, restructurings and joint ventures, whereas Srivastava stands out for his M&A work in the energy sector.
Myanmar > Projects and energy
Duane Morris & Selvam (Myanmar) Limited is prominent in a range of energy and infrastructure projects, including PPP projects, sanitation projects, renewable energy projects and traditional energy projects. The group has a strong track record in the energy sector, particularly in relation to helping foreign direct investors with joint ventures with domestic companies and regulatory matters. Director Priyank Srivastava is ‘able to simplify complex legal concepts’ and heads up the team alongside chairman and managing director Leon Yee, whose experience in cross-border energy financings stands out, especially in Korea, Indonesia and China.
Singapore > Projects and energy: local firms
Duane Morris & Selvam LLP’s projects, energy and infrastructure team, which is headed by Leon Yee, Ramiro Rodriguez, and Priyank Srivastava, regularly works with downstream, upstream and midstream projects, power, renewable energy, regulatory and licensing matters, and contractual arrangements connected with energy projects and operations throughout Asia. The firm focuses its practice on Myanmar, with its Singapore office often serving as a supporting force.
Singapore > Banking and finance: local firms
Duane Morris & Selvam LLP’s banking and finance team is central to the Singapore office’s practice with the department led by chairman Leon Yee . He and his team have wide geographic coverage across multiple jurisdictions in Southeast Asia, particularly Myanmar. The office has a breadth of experience across the banking and finance arena, especially in acquisition finance, trade finance, asset finance, project finance and real estate finance. The Singapore team is also noted for regulatory and compliance work, along with fintech and blockchain matters. In recent years, it has built its presence in venture debt and it continues to advise a large collection of Korean, Chinese and Indian banks. Priyank Srivastava is also highly rated by clients and is noted for his Myanmar expertise and his work for Indian clients.