China

Chadbourne has represented clients in China since the early 1970s, with a particular focus on international project finance and corporate matters. The Firm established its Beijing office in 2000 as a base for providing legal advice on infrastructure projects throughout China and Asia.

We have served clients in China and throughout Asia on transactions involving: infrastructure project financing, including power generation and telecommunications; banking and financial services; political risk insurance; foreign direct investment and mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures; capital markets; tax; intellectual property; administrative law; and investment dispute resolution.

In addition, we have experience in formulating and negotiating development and financing documents tailored to meet Chinese specifications, including joint venture contracts, engineering, procurement and construction services contracts, power purchase contracts, operation and maintenance contracts, fuel procurement, transport and handling contracts, service contracts and dispatch contracts.

International Project Finance

Chadbourne’s project finance group has been involved in numerous private sector power generation and natural resource projects in China and Asia. Chadbourne has represented developers, lenders, multilateral agencies, government entities and other clients in the development and financing of power projects and industrial facilities throughout China. We have also advised senior Chinese government officials on structuring financing options for the development of independent power projects in China. We frequently bring together interested parties to form new development teams.

Political Risk and Capital Markets

Chadbourne advises clients in connection with the political risk insurance programs of bilateral and multilateral agencies, as well as commercial insurers. This work has included successfully representing the political risk insurance claimant in connection with disputes concerning an Indonesian power plant that yielded the largest single political risk payment in history.

The Firm also has been active in emerging capital markets activity related to China, including representing the subsidiary of a major U.S. independent power producer in raising $150 million in the first U.S. public offering to finance the development of electric power generation projects in China. Our attorneys have also advised offshore companies whose assets in China were used to support the issuance of public debt and equity in the U.S. and international securities markets.

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