Project Development and Finance
Project Development and Finance overview
We help sponsors, equity investors, developers and lenders turn ambitious, large-scale project goals into financed, built and operating realities, bringing the foresight and flexibility to deliver results under the most challenging conditions, anywhere in the world.
Our offering
Integrated, multijurisdictional capability
With nearly 400 lawyers worldwide, our Project Development and Finance Practice has the experience, insight and global reach to deliver results across complex and demanding projects around the world.
Combining deep international and local market experience, we provide commercially driven strategic, business and cultural insight that helps our clients navigate complex projects with confidence. We advise on the structuring, negotiation and documentation of the full spectrum of project and financing arrangements, tailoring solutions to each client's objectives and the realities of the jurisdictions in which they operate. Drawing on our extensive transaction experience, we also help clients identify, allocate and mitigate risk, enabling them to make informed decisions and execute their business strategies effectively.
Deep sector knowledge
Our experience runs across all the major sectors that define modern infrastructure, energy and natural resources, from power to mining and other natural resources, transport and social infrastructure, water and digital infrastructure. This means we bring an understanding of how each industry's commercial drivers, technology and regulatory landscape shape the deal, so our advice reflects how a project actually works, not just how it is documented.
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White & Case stands out for their experience in structuring large, multibillion-dollar projects and for their ability to anticipate regulatory and investor challenges before they become issues.”
Band 1: Projects & Energy: Global: Multi-Jurisdictional (21 consecutive years)
Band 1: Projects & Energy: Africa-wide
Band 1: Projects & Energy: Middle East-wide
Band 1: Projects & Infrastructure: Asia-Pacific Region
Band 1: Project Finance: International Counsel: Latin America
Band 1: Projects: Mainly International: UK
Band 1: Projects: Agency Financing: USA
Chambers Global 2026
Band 1: Projects: Oil & Gas
Chambers USA 2026
Global Legal Adviser of the Year
IJGlobal Awards 2025