Leading Associates

Projects and energy: local firms in Singapore

Allen & Gledhill LLP

Allen & Gledhill LLP’s energy, infrastructure and projects team specialises in the energy and resources, petrochemicals, telecommunications, transportation and infrastructure sectors. The multi-disciplinary practice is full-service and covers the whole project lifecycle, from structuring, developing, and project financing to commissioning, operating, and acquisitions. The team regularly advises both project companies and financiers. Notably, team co-led Kelvin Wong possesses extensive knowledge of the energy and gas sectors in Singapore and frequently advises electricity and gas clients on their business operations. Other team lead Kok Chee Wai’s practice includes acting for banks and sponsors on limited recourse project financing in various sectors. Tan Wee Meng has experience in project developments relating to petrochemical plants, LNG, clean energy and renewables plants. Julie Sim’s banking and finance practice includes advising banks and sponsors on project financings.

Responsables de la pratique:

Kelvin Wong; Kok Chee Wai


Autres avocats clés:

Tan Wee Meng; Julie Sim; Julie Sim; Aloysius Ng; Yeo Boon Kiat; Jonathan Lin


Les références

‘The team’s strength lies in understanding the local power and energy sector.’

‘A&G is very experienced and conversant with financing structures and market norms. The work is very professional and the delivery is timely.’

‘Aloysius Ng is very experienced and conversant with financing market norms and conditions. Due to the depth of Aloysius’ experience, negotiations are conducted very reasonably and efficiently.’

Principaux dossiers


  • Advised Keppel Infrastructure Trust (“KIT”), through its trustee-manager, Keppel Infrastructure Fund Management Pte Ltd, as transaction counsel, in relation to the proposed agreement to amend and extend the Capacity Tolling Agreement for the Keppel Merlimau Cogen Plant by 10 years, from 2030 to 2040, that was entered into by the Infrastructure Division of Keppel Ltd. and KIT.
  • Advising Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Limited, through a wholly owned subsidiary, Keppel Midgard Holdings Pte. Ltd., on the development of the Bifrost Cable System, as part of a consortium together with a subsidiary of Meta Inc. and PT.
  • Advising PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk and Glencore plc, through their 80:20 joint venture bid company, CAPGC Pte Ltd, on purchasing Shell’s integrated petrochemical assets and business at Bukom and Jurong Island, Singapore.

Dentons Rodyk

Dentons Rodyk’s energy team stands out for its sector expertise in the solar, coal, LNG, and wind sectors. It regularly advises major energy companies on power purchase agreements, M&As, and project financing. Notably, key individual Joo Thye Tan focuses on the energy, mining, and infrastructure areas with capabilities to advise on project finance, restructuring, M&A, and direct investment. Jonathan Guwe, who works closely with Thye, is experienced in the financial aspects of energy-related projects. Ipshita Chaturvedi has expertise in the renewable energy sector, from coal, oil, and LNG to hydrogen, ammonia, lithium, solar, wind and other sustainable energy sources. Ron Oong has experience in the areas of banking and finance, energy, mining, infrastructure, project finance, and restructuring.

Responsables de la pratique:

Jonathan Guwe; Joo Thye Tan


Autres avocats clés:

Ipshita Chaturvedi; Ron Oong


Les références

‘Knowledge of the market and solution oriented.’

‘Ron Oong is efficient in getting the work done.’

Principaux clients

Jurong Port Tank Terminals Pte. Ltd.


GlobalFoundries


Serentica Renewables


PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan


PT Pertamina (Persero)


PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk


Asyad Group


Principaux dossiers


  • Advised client in relation to its acquisition through its subsidiary of Shell’s stake in business operations in Pakistan, via the acquisition of a listed company in Pakistan.
  • Acted for Jurong Port Tank Terminals Pte. Ltd. in relation to its refinancing via a term loan facility of more than S$200,000,000 with DBS Bank Ltd.
  • Advised GlobalFoundries (GF) on their long-term procurement of electricity for GF’s Singapore operations. Under this arrangement, Keppel will provide to GF 150MW to 180MW of electricity each year, representing around 25% of Keppel’s upcoming Keppel Sakra Cogen Plant’s generation capacity.

Drew & Napier LLC

Drew & Napier LLC projects, energy and infrastructure practice group often works with its construction and engineering dispute resolution team, and stands out for its work with disputes in relation to the financing and implementation of projects. Its contentious and non-contentious work covers the power and energy, telecommunications, transportation, and construction sectors. The team is headed by Jimmy Yim, who has over three decades of experience in complex, cross-border disputes concerning the legal, contractual, technical and operational elements of energy and construction projects. Mahesh Rai regularly represents clients in numerous complex projects, energy and infrastructure matters in sectors such as hydropower, energy, telecommunications, and construction. Christopher Chong, who is head of construction and engineering, often works on major private and public sector projects in Singapore, specialising in the construction sector.

Responsables de la pratique:

Jimmy Yim


Autres avocats clés:

Mahesh Rai; Christopher Chong; Chua Tju Liang; Pauline Chong; Renu Menon; Lau Sok Hiang


Les références

‘Comprehensive full-service firm with depth of expertise in a range of critical areas that are indispensable for our day-to-day operations, whether during a growth cycle or a downward dip, such as construction, corporate, insolvency & restructuring, security of payment matters and dispute resolution.’

‘Christopher Chong is a singularly exceptional practitioner, who is all-rounded in terms of legal depth of knowledge, commercial acumen, client responsiveness, innovation and unmatched local knowledge. His dedication to his craft and in assisting us to find sensible, practical and mutually beneficial solutions is close to peerless.’

‘They are very focused and committed. From day one, they have created a clear strategy which led us to win our case against the claimants.’

Principaux clients

Goldbell Corporation Pte Ltd


SAMART Comtech Co., Ltd


Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd (now rebranded as DL E&C)


Navayo International AG


Logix Aero Ireland Ltd


ACASS Canada Ltd


Daewoo Engineering & Construction


Royal Group Investments Pte Limited


American Bureau of Shipping


Keppel Singmarine


Creative Technology Limited


Essar Group including Essar Projects (India) Limitedand Essar Projects Singapore Pte Ltd


SK ecoplant (formerly known as SK Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.)


Emirates National Oil Company (Singapore) Private Limited


Cisco Systems Inc


Vietnam Trading Engineering Construction Joint Stock Corporation


Subash Kabini Power Corporation Limited


Noomadi Resorts & Residences AG


Multi-Gold SSDK Resources Pte Ltd


Alcon group, including Alcon Pte Ltd and CIBA Vision Asian Manufacturing Logistics Pte Ltd


Howden Axial Fans AB


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising the Public Utilities Board on matters consequent to the transfer of the desalination plant to the PUB and other aspects related to the debt restructuring.
  • Advising the National Environment Agency of the Republic of Singapore on its rights TuasOne Pte. Ltd. in relation to the ongoing debt restructuring of Hyflux Limited.
  • Acted as Singapore counsel to BPIN Investment Co., Ltd. in its subscription and acquisition of shares in Durapower Holdings Pte. Ltd.

Rajah & Tann Asia

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP’s construction and projects team stands out for its strong expertise in regulatory work, as well as in sustainability and green projects. The team often advises clients on hydrogen, solar, and wind projects. It also has extensive experience when it comes to project financing, regularly advising on project ‘firsts’ across the region. The practice is led by Sim Chee Siong, who specialises in the infrastructure and energy sectors, with a focus in mining, petrochemical plants, and oil tanking projects. Other key individual Shemane Chan has significant experience in advising on various procurement platforms such as PPP, across different industries including energy, oil & gas, transportation, aviation, and telecommunications. Additionally, Soh Lip San stands out for his work in dispute resolution for complex construction and engineering projects, particularly for energy and infrastructure assets. Finally, Ng Kim Beng regularly advises on projects and acts in related disputes in the areas of building, engineering, power, oil and gas, and infrastructure development.

Responsables de la pratique:

Sim Chee Siong


Autres avocats clés:

Shemane Chan; Soh Lip San; Larry Lim; Avinash Pradhan; Loh Yong Hui; Matthew Koh; Kimberly Tho


Les références

‘The dedication and professionalism of the team impressed us. They are also well equipped with knowledge of sustainability.’

‘Sim Chee Siong is a very experienced and hands-on legal practitioner, able to apprehend and understand SME constraints and challenges. Henceforth able to provide practical solutions for a win-win approach.’

‘Technically strong and responsive.’

Principaux clients

Joint Venture of Singtel and Lendlease


Keppel Sakra Cogen Pte Ltd, Keppel Energy Pte Ltd


China Energy Engineering Group Shanxi Electric Power Engineering Co. Ltd


HEXA Renewables Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.


Land Transport Authority of Singapore


Mitsubishi Corporation and Chiyoda Corporation


Skye Renewables Holdings Pte Ltd, Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd / Shoseki International Corporation


Keppel Energy Pte Ltd


Sabana Industrial REIT


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising the Joint venture of Singtel and Lendlease on its S$3 billion Comcentre Headquarters redevelopment.
  • Advised Keppel Sakra Cogen Pte Ltd and Keppel Energy Pte Ltd on the US$620 million development of Singapore’s first hydrogen-ready power plant, Keppel Sakra Cogen.
  • Advised China Energy Engineering Group Shanxi Electric Power Engineering Co. Ltd on its construction, operation and maintenance of a 500MW build-own-operate solar plant in Oman (Manah II).

WongPartnership LLP

WongPartnership LLP’s energy, projects and construction team often represents statutory boards, quasi-governmental bodies, government-linked companies, and regulatory and supervisory bodies in the energy and construction industries across transactions, advisory, and regulatory matters. The team specialises in the construction, infrastructure, oil and gas, petrochemical, powers, utilities, renewables, and marine sectors. Notably, team co-head Tay Peng Cheng has experience on complex transactional matters involving the drafting, reviewing, and negotiating of energy and construction-related contracts, as well as project documentation for various types of developments. Other team lead, Ian de Vaz, stands out for his work in construction and civil engineering work, with a focus on drafting and advising on various forms of construction contracts, project management and consultancy agreements, and construction-related insurance policies. Lesley Tan’s main areas of practice encompass advisory work and contentious disputes. Linda Low regularly reviews, drafts, and advises on various construction contracts and project documents including those relating to offshore facilities and operations.

Responsables de la pratique:

Tay Peng Cheng; Ian De Vaz


Autres avocats clés:

Lesley Tan; Linda Low; Sim Qian Yi


Les références

‘A very experienced team.’

‘Lesley Tan is one of the best partners, if not the best, in the Singapore market for complex projects. She is very hands-on and gets into the details of the matter she is working on. She has a very deep understanding of the legal and technical issues involved in complex projects.’

‘Sim Qian Yi is well versed in her area of practice and a pleasure to work with.’

Principaux clients

UOL Group Limited


OKP Holdings Limited


Woh Hup (Private) Limited


Santarli Construction Pte. Ltd.


Principaux dossiers


  • Advising a public autonomous university in Singapore on the drafting and reviewing of an O&M Contract with a global leader in low carbon energy and services for the operation and maintenance of a district cooling system facility housed within the university’s campus at Punggol Digital District.
  • Advising a German systems provider for submarines on the drafting and reviewing of a teaming agreement with a local strategic partner of a Singapore government agency for the provision of warranty services and in-service support for a fleet of submarines and submarine trainer systems supplied to the government agency.
  • Advising the owners of a mixed-use retail and commercial development on the drafting and review of a Power Purchase Agreement with a leading solar energy provider for the installation, operation and maintenance of a generating facility within the development and the purchase and sale of power for consumption by the generating facility.

Harry Elias Partnership

Harry Elias Partnership’s infrastructure projects practice is headed by Tan Chau Yee, and stands out for its expertise in both front-end and dispute resolution work. Its practice group includes specialist infrastructure projects lawyers who attend exclusively to legal matters in the projects and energy sectors. The firm’s clients include local and international employers, developers, contracts and consultants as well as government agencies and government-linked companies. Notably, Yee has extensive experience in the area of construction law, covering both contentious work and front-end work for engineering, construction, and infrastructure projects. Justin Chia acts in construction-related dispute resolution and advisory work, including experience as counsel in arbitrations.

Responsables de la pratique:

Tan Chau Yee


Autres avocats clés:

Justin Chia; Conrad Campos; Yvonne Foo; Joanna Seetoh; Kok Yee Keong; Laila Jaffar; Chua Ming Hao


Les références

‘I found them to be well versed with the commercial and market environment for our transaction, as well as the local regulatory framework. It was a pleasure to work with them and we were able to coordinate seamlessly on this matter, with our respective expertise.’

‘I think Harry Elias Partnership has the key capabilities and practice expertise in projects and energy to advise across different types of contracts and projects, and this is helpful to potential clients who need that breadth and depth in experience. They also work and communicate well with international counsel, and together are able to work toward and provide an effective and efficient work product that provides value to the client.’

Principaux clients

AGC Holdings Ltd


BRC Asia Limited (including subsidiary Lee Wielded Mesh Singapore P/L)


CapitaLand Limited


DBS Trustee Ltd as Trustee of Soilbuild Business Space REIT


Gathergates Group Pte Ltd


GlaxoSmithKline Pte Ltd


Wee Hur Holdings Ltd group of companies


Koh Brothers Building & Civil Engineering Contractor (Pte) Ltd


Maritime Port Authority of Singapore


Meinhardt Singapore Pte Ltd


Ministry of Health


National Environment Agency


National Parks Board


People’s Association


Public Utilities Board


Rich-Link Construction Pte Ltd


Singapore Land Authority


Singapore Land Transport Authority


Singapore Turf Club


SMRT Corporation Limited


Standard Chartered Bank / Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Ltd


Straco Leisure Pte Ltd (Singapore Flyer)


Surbana Jurong Consultants Private Limited


Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Co. Pte Ltd


Principaux dossiers


  • Appointed as the Claims Specialist to the Project Manager (Surbana Jurong Consultants), Superintending Officer and Employer (Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore) for the Tuas Terminal Port Project 1 (part of the upcoming Tuas Mega Port project).
  • Appointed by the Insurers to act for and defend YTL against claims by HSL Constructor Pte Ltd and Public Utilities Board (PUB) for damage caused to PUB’s water pipe and other losses due to ground stress exerted at the site for the improvement to Bedok Canal.
  • Advising MOH on an ongoing basis and have been advising MOH in reviewing and amending the standard term contracts (the PSSCOC) to be used when engaging the contractors, architects and consultants in relation to upcoming Senior Care Centres to be built in Singapore.

Bird & Bird ATMD LLP

Counting regulators, utilities, corporates, sponsors, and project developers among its key roster of clients, Bird & Bird ATMD LLP advises on renewable power projects, energy regulations, sustainable infrastructure and energy digitalisation mandates. Sandra Seah, who 'goes above and beyond' for clients in public projects and regulatory matters across Singapore, leads the team.

Responsables de la pratique:

Sandra Seah


Autres avocats clés:

Akshay Kishore


Les références

‘Good understanding of the energy market regulations.’

‘Sandra Seah goes above and beyond to ensure work gets done.’

‘Sandra Seah is great at client management and she is a delight to work with.’

Duane Morris & Selvam LLP

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.

Responsables de la pratique:

Leon Yee; Ramiro Rodriguez; Priyank Srivastava


Les références

‘The team of lawyers at Duane Morris & Selvam LLP are extremely talented professionals and have deep expertise in projects and energy sector. They are practical and specific to the needs of the client and are very solution oriented.’

‘Priyank Srivastava is a firebrand and exceptional in his work. His deep-rooted knowledge in the field of projects and energy makes him our go-to person. He is a very reliable lawyer.’

Principaux clients

Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd


Young Investment Group


Mercantile & Maritime, Singapore


ONGC Videsh Limited


CESI


State Bank of India


Ashro Singapore Pte Ltd


Shwe Min Gan Finance Company Limited


Beijing Deheng, Sichuan Petroleum and Natural Gas Construction Engineering Co


Indraprashta Gas Limited


Icerberg Holdings Pte. Ltd.


GAIL


Total Renewable Energy


CNTIC


DLA Piper (on behalf of Aisin)