Profilo
Jeffrey Jeng focuses his practice on the energy and infrastructure sector and has particular experience in renewable energy in Asia. He advises and represents developers and contractors on all phases of project life cycles in contentious and non-contentious settings.
Jeff has represented energy and infrastructure companies in international commercial arbitrations under the rules of major arbitral institutions including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). He regularly advises clients on pre-dispute matters by drawing on his previous experience in-house where he directly advised senior management on overall litigation strategy.
He also has deep experience advising on EPC agreements for onshore wind, offshore wind, and solar projects. In particular, he has negotiated turbine supply agreements, operations and maintenance agreements, and solar module supply agreements in Taiwan, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia.
Jeff is a native Chinese speaker.
Concentrations
- Renewable energy
- Energy and natural resources
- Infrastructure
- International arbitration
Competenze
Esperienze Professionali - Attività Accademiche
- Negotiated a turbine supply agreement and an operations and maintenance agreement for a 50 MW onshore wind project in Japan.°
- Negotiated a turbine supply agreement and an operations and maintenance agreement for a 7 MW onshore wind project in Japan.°
- Negotiated early works agreements for early engineering design and Class NK Certification for multiple onshore wind projects in Japan.°
- Led negotiations relating to turbine supply agreements, balance of plant agreements, and operations and maintenance agreements for a 212.5 MW onshore wind project in the Philippines.°
- Led negotiations relating to turbine supply agreements, balance of plant agreements, and operations and maintenance agreements for a 93.75 MW onshore wind project in the Philippines.°
- Negotiated turbine supply agreements, balance of plant agreements, and operations and maintenance agreements for a 206 MW onshore wind project in the Philippines.°
- Acting for a major international EPC contractor in a $600 ICC arbitration against its consortium partners arising from the design and construction of a combined-cycle power plant in Asia.
- Represented a major sub-contractor in an arbitration under the SIAC Rules arising from a mining dispute in Western Australia.°
- Represented a Philippines property firm in a SIAC dispute against a former JV partner in an arbitration under the SIAC Rules.°
- Represented an engineering and construction company in an arbitration under the SIAC Rules relating to a mining project in Vietnam.°
- Acted for a Korean construction company in an arbitration under the ICC Rules relating to an offshore pipeline project in the Middle East.°
- Represented a listed U.S. company in an arbitration under the SIAC Rules arising from an acquisition of a Chinese business.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Jeng prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig Singapore LLP.
- Vena Energy, 2019-2025
- Senior Legal Manager, 2022-2025
- Legal Manager, 2019-2022
- Counsel, Singapore International Arbitration Centre, 2016
Formazione
- Laurea magistrale in Giurisprudenza, Penn State Dickinson School of Law
- Diploma di maturità, Bowdoin College
- New York
- Singapore, foreign lawyer
- Inglese, Madrelingua
- Cinese Mandarino, Madrelingua