Andrew is specialised in advising clients on the investment, development, financing, construction, and operation of energy and infrastructure projects worldwide. The jurisdiction coverage extends to Southeast Asia, Middle East, Africa, Australia, Europe and Latin America.
The services cover the full life cycle of the projects including legal due diligence, project structuring advice, PPP/concession, project documentation drafting and negotiation, project life legal advice, claim management and dispute resolution.
He is fluent in English and Mandarin.
EXPERIENCE
- a Chinese contractor on the construction of a soda ash and calcium chloride production plant in Ras Al Industrial City in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including licensing issues and potential disputes with its service providers
- a Chinese SOE on the construction of a cement factory project in Saudi Arabia
- a Chinese SOE on its construction of an LNG project in Indonesia, including project structuring, EPS contract drafting
- China Harbour Engineering Company Limited on its bidding for Al Wakra & Al Wukair Sewage Treatment PPP Project in Qatar
- China Harbour Engineering Company Limited on one of the first wind power IPP projects in Bangladesh
- China Harbour Engineering Company Limited on its acquisition of a power generation facility in Israel
- a Chinese SOE on its bauxite mining and infrastructure complex project in Guinea
- China Machinery Engineering Corporation on one of the first waste to energy projects in Bangladesh
- China Machinery Engineering Corporation on its offshore investment structuring in relation to an IPP project in Iraq
- Norinco International Cooperation Limited on its legal environment due diligence in relation to a solar project in Iran
- a Spanish company on its bidding for a water treatment project in Indonesia
- a Chinese SOE on its legal environment due diligence in relation to its bidding for a wind power project in Mauritius
- a Chinese SOE on its legal environment due diligence in relation to its development of a hydro power project in Mexico
- Shanghai Electric Group Company Limited on its legal environment due diligence in relation to power projects in Australia, Nigeria, Ukraine, Philippines and Saudi Arabia, UK and Canada
- Sinohydro Corporation Limited on its offshore investment structuring in relation to a coal fired power project in Zimbabwe
- Zhonggang Construction Group Limited on ifs offshore investment structuring in relation to a coal fired power project in Vietnam
- China State Energy Engineering Corporation Ltd. on its proposed investment in a gas fired power project in Iran
- Xidian Holdings Philippines Corporation on its hydro power project in Philippines
- China Harbour Engineering Company Limited on its bidding for M6 and M81 Highway PPP Projects in Thailand
- China Harbour Engineering Company Limited on its bidding for Laem Chabang Port PPP Project in Thailand
- China Harbour Engineering Company Limited on its bidding for a highway PPP Project in Myanmar
- China Railway Construction Corporation (International) Limited on its bidding for a high speed railway project in Thailand, under the EEC initiative
- the consortium of China Railway Construction Corporation (International) Limited and CRRC (Hong Kong) Corporation Limited in relation to its bidding for Tel Aviv Metropolitan LRT Network (Green Line and Purple Line) Projects
- China Road and Bridge Corporation on its investment in a untypical BOT toll road project in Ecuador
- China Harbour Engineering Company Limited on its Colombo Port City Project in Sri Lanka
- China Road and Bridge Corporation on its investment and construction in relation to a special economic zone PPP project in Pakistan
- A Chinese SOE on its investment in a special industry zone in Morocco
- China Construction First Group Corporation Limited on its establishment of a local subsidiary in Philippines
- a Chinese SOE in relation to its investment in an infrastructure fund
- China Power International Holding Limited on its bidding for a solar power project in Malaysia
- Beijing Urban Construction Group Co., Limited on its legal environment due diligence in relation to a special economic zone project in Maldives
- CDB on its provision of financing to an oil project in a Latin American country
- CDB on its provision of financing to Mongolian government
- Drafting practical guide for CDB in relation to project finance and PPP legislations of the “B&R” countries
- Drafting pracital guide for Norinco International Cooperation Limited in relation to carrying out outbound PPP projects
- Norinco International Cooperation Limited on its investment in a coal fired power project in Bangladesh
- Norinco International Cooperation Limited on its investment in a hydro power project in Mozambique
- Norinco International Cooperation Limited on its legal environment due diligence in relation to a BOT hydro power project in Cambodia
- China Power International Holding Limited on its investment in a 30 MW solar power project in Vietnam
- China Gezhouba Group International Engineering Co., Ltd on its investment in coal fired power project in Malawi, which is the first coal fired power project in the country
Publications and social organisations
- Making use of BITs/MITs in outbound investment and projects (August 2018, International Project Contracting & Labour Service)
- Impact of Legal System of the Host Country on the Cross Border Investment in PPP Projects (November 2018, International Project Contracting & Labour Service)
- Key Issues in PPP Projects with Host Country Government as a Shareholder (September 2018, International Project Contracting & Labour Service)
- Practical issues of Chinese parent companies’ cross border guarantee in international construction projects (February 2022, International Project Contracting & Labour Service)
- Member of 18th Working Group of the Permanent Forum of China Construction Law
