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Vinson & Elkins has an impressive record advising clients in Southeast Asia on their overseas investments, and mergers and acquisitions, particularly in the oil and gas industry. We have extensive experience, both in advising multinational companies investing in the region and in working alongside Southeast Asian clients on their outbound transactions globally.

Our team includes U.S., English, and Australian qualified lawyers who have negotiated virtually every type of contract and agreement encountered by the oil and gas industry. V&E lawyers have worked with Asian governments, state-owned enterprises, and private counterparties on Southeast Asian energy and resources transactions.

Our International Dispute Resolution team also has particular strength in arbitration coming out of projects in Southeast Asia.

Our broad capabilities in Southeast Asia provide clients with in-depth knowledge of the entire range of legal and business issues affecting the energy and natural resources sector.

Experience

  • The Blackstone Group in the $800 million line of equity commitment to Tamarind Energy, a new exploration and production company focused on South East Asia oil and gas exploration and development

  • BG Group PLC on the negotiation of LNG sales, terminal use, gas sales, and related agreements for a multi-user LNG regasification facility in Singapore, including sales of regasified LNG to all utilities in Singapore

  • Consortium of major energy companies on the negotiation of LNG sales arrangements for the importation of LNG into Malaysia and Korea

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On 12 January 2022, the Ministry of Law (“MinLaw”) of Singapore announced various amendments to the Legal Profession Act 1966 (“LPA”), which were subsequently passed in the Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 2022.

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