David Smith is a partner in the Firm’s Commercial and Securities group in Hong Kong. He is ranked as a leading individual for construction by Legal 500 Asia Pacific, PLC Which lawyer? and Chambers Asia Pacific. IFLR 1000 also lists him as a leading lawyer for project finance while Chambers Asia Pacific ranks him in the area of projects & infrastructure. Mr. Smith is admitted to practice in Hong Kong and England & Wales.

Practice Focus

Mr. Smith’s practice focuses on non-contentious construction matters and on the development of major infrastructure and energy projects in the Asia Pacific region.

Representative Legal Matters

• Acting for the MTRC on the Express Rail Link.
• Acting on the development of the West Kowloon Cultural District.
• Advised a leading media and entertainment conglomerate on its joint venture with a state-owned company to develop a theme park in Shanghai—the largest ever foreign investment in Shanghai.
• Advised Taiwan Cement/China Light & Power on their 1320MW coal-fired power project in Hualien County, Taiwan.
• Advised Ever Power IPP on its 960MW CCGT power project in Taoyuan County, Taiwan.
• Advised BP on the SECCO ethylene cracker project, near Shanghai.
• Advised CNOOC on the development of its most recent petrochemical facility in Guangdong, China.
• Advised Hong Kong International Terminals on the land grant, construction contracts, consultancy contracts and legal opinions for the River Trade Terminal, Hong Kong.
• Advised MTR on the construction of its Beijing and Shenzhen Metro projects.
• Advised the developer of the Taiwan High Speed Rail Project in Taiwan.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Law Society of England & Wales
• Law Society of Hong Kong

Admission

Hong Kong (1996)
England & Wales~United Kingdom (1994)

Education

College of Law at Chancery Lane  (L.S.F.) (1990)
College of Law at Chancery Lane  (C.P.E.) (1989)
University of Leeds  (B.A.) (1987)