Projects

Our projects practice is one of the largest in the world, with over 350 project and project finance lawyers located across our 50+ offices. Collaborating across our global team, we act on some of the most innovative, complex and challenging projects in the world. Over the last four years, we closed 370 project finance transactions globally, totaling over US$157 billion – the most of any law firm by deal volume (IJGlobal Q1, 2021).

"They have enormous expertise, they are well connected and they are good negotiators, who have good knowledge of local laws." Chambers Global, 2022

We represent lenders, sponsors, developers, institutional investors, contractors, operators and government entities in major domestic and cross-border projects and project financings.

Our projects practice is driven by some of the most respected lawyers in the world who use their depth of experience to find solutions to complex issues. We take an innovative approach to debt and equity financing, enabling us to provide commercial and practical solutions to manage risk and ensure that projects reach a timely and cost-effective financial close. We offer clients a comprehensive understanding of the issues impacting the project finance sector and deliver sound legal advice on all aspects of a transaction.

Year after year we are recognized for our involvement in first-in-jurisdiction and first-in technology projects. We are market-leading practitioners with the ability to develop creative legal solutions to difficult business problems. We have a deep understanding of the structures, risk profiles and complex regulatory regimes that are critical to the success of closing ever more complex and groundbreaking transactions around the world.

Our areas of work include

Agency finance
Asset finance, including equipment financing
Debt financing
Energy projects, including LNG, oil and gas, renewables and power and transmission
Infrastructure financing
Lobbying
M&A
Mining
Political risk insurance
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
Structured financing
Tax equity
Telecom financing
Transport
Workouts and restructurings

Market recognitions

Chambers Global, Global-wide: Projects and Energy (Band 1), Chambers and Partners, 2022
Chambers Global, Global-wide: Projects and Energy: Mining and Minerals (Band 1), Chambers and Partners, 2022
Chambers Global, Global-wide: Projects and Energy: Oil and Gas (Band 1), Chambers and Partners, 2022
Chambers Global, Global-wide: Projects and Energy: Power (Band 1), Chambers and Partners, 2022