Latham & Watkins LLP advises lenders, borrowers, project companies, governments, and state entities on complex, high-profile projects across the Asia-Pacific. With the team spread across Seoul, Tokyo, and Singapore, it excels in multi-sourced project financings across energy, infrastructure, mining, transport, and telecoms. Led by Stephen McWilliams, who brings significant experience in LNG, petrochemicals, and renewables deals involving Korean parties, the team also benefits from Richard Chul Kim’s Tokyo-based expertise in multi-jurisdictional financings with Korean sponsors, lenders, and government agencies.
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Key clients
- Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM)
- Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-SURE)
- Delfin Midstream
- Korea National Oil Corporation
- Korea Midland Power Co.
- Daelim Energy
- Korea Southern Power Co. Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advising KEXIM, K-SURE, Export Finance Australia, and a group of additional lenders in connection with the development and financing for the Caldita-Barossa offshore gas field development project off the coast of Australia.
- Advising the Export Credit Agencies and lenders on the project development and financing of the proposed Papua LNG Project in Papua New Guinea.
- Advising Delfin Midstream, as project developer, on the development and construction of a proposed 13.3 MTPA floating LNG export terminal, approximately 40 nautical miles off the US Gulf Coast, using multiple FLNG vessels.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Stephen McWilliams