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Practice Experience

Lupus joined the White & Case Tokyo office in January 2007. Prior to that he was an associate in our London office where he was a member of the Construction & Engineering Practice. His practice focuses on corporate and international finance, especially in the areas of project finance, equipment leasing and equipment finance. He also has experience in both project development and dispute resolution in relation to construction projects in the oil & gas, process plant and commercial property sectors.

His recent experience includes:

Project Experience

Representing a multilateral lending agency in relation to a US$360 million limited recourse financing of a methanol project in Brunei.
Acting for the project sponsors on a US$2.5 billion alumina refinery and associated port, mine, railway, town and captive power plant in Guinea. Assisting with the drafting of the project documents and negotiations with contractors.
Advising the Egyptian Propylene and & Polypropylene Company, an affiliate of one of the largest industrial groups in Egypt, in relation to the construction and financing of a new US$600 million propylene and polypropylene plant at Port Said, Egypt.
Advising on the construction aspects, including negotiating the EPC contracts, of a US$120m (approx) purchase of a special purpose company that is to construct and operate a new gas fired 120MW peaker plant in Midway, California.

Equipment Finance/Leasing Experience

Assisting lenders in negotiating a finance package relating to a fleet of mining trucks in Latin America.
Acting for lenders and lessors in connection with a number of Japanese operating lease transactions.
Advising UFJ Central Leasing Co., Ltd in connection with its merger with Diamond Lease Company Limited and continued representation of the newly formed Mitsubishi UFJ Lease and Finance Company Limited in connection with its aircraft leasing operations.

Arbitration/ Claims Experience

Acting on behalf of a leading international Korean contractor on claims and counterclaims worth in excess of US$1 billion in an ICC Arbitration, in Spanish, relating to a US$2 billion oil refinery and onshore pipeline project in Mexico.
Representation of a US oil company (as defendant) in a US$200 million UNCITRAL arbitration, under Indonesian law, relating to the construction of offshore oil & gas facilities in Indonesia.
Assisting in the representation of major Saudi Arabian company in an ICC arbitration, under Saudi Arabian law, relating to the construction of an international hotel and mixed use development (FIDIC contract).

Bars and Courts
England and Wales, 2006

Education
LLB, (European Legal Studies), University of Southampton, 1996
LLM, European Academy of Legal Theory, 1997
Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law, 1998

Languages
English
French
Italian
Spanish

Citizenship
British