Operating from its offices in Hong Kong and Singapore, K&L Gates Straits Law LLC assists clients on cross-border M&A and corporate transactions, and banking and finance mandates across a variety of sectors, including energy, financial services, aviation and manufacturing. Bolstering the team’s capabilities is Henry Kim, working across the energy, infrastructure, and resources and international arbitration practices, and focusing on cross-border disputes, while Jonathan Lim is also involved in international arbitration and dispute resolution. Narayanan Sreenivasan has since left the firm.
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Key clients
- Asia Pacific Aviation Leasing Group
- PT Pertamina (Persero)
- Liquidators of Ocean Tankers (Pte.) Ltd
- Serba Dinamik Indonesia
- Simmtech Holdings
Work highlights
- Advised Indonesian national oil and gas company PT Pertamina through its subsidiary, PT Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE), on its joint acquisition with Malaysia's Petronas of a stake in the Masela gas block.
- Instructed by the former Judicial Managers and present Liquidators of OTPL, one of the entities that is involved in one of Singapore’s largest cases of corporate fraud and breaches of accounting regulations.
- Advised Simmtech, a Korea-based company engaged in the manufacture of printed circuit boards on the successful project development, investment, and financing of a greenfield industrial facility in Penang, Malaysia.