White & Case Pte. Ltd. fields a ‘personable and down-to-earth’ Singapore-based team that continues to advise on high-profile and complex transactional and contentious matters across a broad geographic scope, including Singapore, APAC, the Middle East and the US. The team handles major sectors and asset classes, with particular strength in renewable energy, conventional power, oil & gas, LNG, hydrogen and energy storage. The group is jointly headed by Fergus Smith and Saul Daniel. Smith specialises in the development, project financing, and equity sale and purchase of energy and infrastructure projects, with particular expertise in renewable energy and offshore wind. ’Key contact’ Daniel is particularly proficient in joint ventures and the development and financing of upstream, downstream, and LNG projects, advising national oil companies, majors, independents, developers, investors, and lenders. Tim Fourteau is a project finance lawyer with decades of experience advising equity and debt investors on complex energy and infrastructure projects across petrochemicals, LNG, power, renewables, and data centres. Cristian Blumm advises on project development and commercial contracts for large-scale energy and infrastructure projects across Asia-Pacific and globally, supporting developers, investors, lenders, suppliers, and offtakers.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Testimonials

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  • ‘Good focus on the sector, able to provide comprehensive services.’
  • ‘Saul Daniel and his team deliver an exceptional legal service. They excel at offering advice which is accurate, practical and delivered quickly. ’
  • ‘Saul Daniel is our key contact. He is hands-on, and seamlessly navigates between the nitty-gritty details of transactions and high-level strategy.'
  • ‘The energy team is strong, with many quality associates supporting the partners and providing the critical mass needed to manage complex transactions. They have an excellent experience in oil & gas projects, particularly refinery investments and commercial contracts for the supply/offtake of crude and other products.’
  • ‘The team is well managed, and they all work well together. Quality of work product is excellent, and turnaround time is always good, and they never miss deadlines. Saul Daniel is a great oil & gas lawyer and an excellent negotiator. Nettie Choo is a star associate.’

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

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

Fergus Smith; Saul Daniel

Other key lawyers

Tim Fourteau; Cristian Blumm; Jenny Zhang; Callum Fitzpatrick; Nettie Choo