Milbank's Singapore office serves as a hub, advising on energy projects across the APAC region. The team acts for both lenders and project sponsors, and its work is most visible in oil and gas, mineral resources, and power generation. It has also increasingly been working within the renewable energy space, advising on wind, solar, and geothermal projects. Notably, James Murray, who leads the team, often advises clients on groundbreaking project finance mandates, especially in the power sector. Other key individual James Orme has a particular focus on the renewable energy, metals and mining, digital infrastructure, power and oil and gas sectors.

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  • 'The team is incredibly attentive, as well as knowledgeable.'

Key clients

  • ADB
  • JBIC
  • NEXI
  • MUFG
  • DBS Bank Ltd.
  • KEXIM
  • K-Sure
  • AIIB
  • Sumitomo Corporation
  • PT Adaro Energy Tbk
  • PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk
  • PT Supreme Energy
  • The Amman Group
  • Farallon Capital Asia
  • International Finance Corporation
  • SS Power Limited
  • GNPower

Work highlights

  • Represented Asian Development Bank and the Senior Secured Parties in connection with the financing and construction of the Monsoon Wind Power Project.
  • Representing PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara in connection with the development and financing of a 400MW gas-fired power plant supplying power to the Batu Hijau copper and gold mine and smelter and refinery in Indonesia.
  • Advised the Agent on behalf of the lenders in connection with the impact of Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina (Persero)’s corporate restructuring, in relation to offtake agreements and pricing under a project financing, and the adjustment to the price of natural gas sourced from the Jambaran Tiung Biru (JTB) project.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

James Murray

Other key lawyers

James Orme, Andrew Gibb, Rosaline Yusman