Paul is familiar with all aspects of the firm’s non-contentious shipping practice. He has a strong focus on shipbuilding, ship repair and ship sale & purchase transactions, handling all aspects of such transactions both within and outside China, including negotiation and drafting of contracts, security issues and closing. He frequently represents major international shipowners, banks and financial institutions.
Paul also advises shipyards in China and Korea in relation to shipbuilding and ship repair transactions. He has given talks on shipbuilding in China in Bergen, Hamburg, Istanbul, London, Oslo, Piraeus, Shanghai and Singapore.
Paul represents a number of large private and state-owned trading companies with a particular focus on oil and gas trading. He advises on all aspects of sale and transportation of crude oil, refined products and gas and he has also handled numerous disputes ranging from quality, shortage and late delivery to charterparty issues.
Paul has extensive experience in handling international project financing, syndicated bank lending, ship and asset financing, mergers & acquisitions and foreign direct investment. He regularly represents and advises leading Chinese and foreign (non-Chinese) banks and financial institutions in various projects and asset financing projects both within and outside China.
Paul handles all types of foreign investment projects into China on behalf of foreign (non-Chinese) companies from all over the world, including the establishment of representative offices, joint ventures or wholly foreign owned entities. He regularly conducts due diligence exercises on Chinese companies on behalf of foreign clients, engaging in multi-lingual negotiations and the drafting of the relevant merger or acquisition documentation.
Paul represents a number of private and state-owned major international trading companies with a particular focus on oil and gas trading as well as physical commodities.
This covers a broad spectrum of work, from drafting commercial sale and delivery contracts, transportation related issues to debt recovery. Paul also handles trade related disputes ranging from contamination, shortage to late delivery.