Desiree Woo is of counsel and a member of the firm's Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance Group with a leadership role in the Greater China market. She was previously resident in Milbank’s Los Angeles office before relocating to Hong Kong.
Contact
Hong Kong
Primary Focus & Experience
Desiree has extensive project development and financing experience in Asia, the US and Latin America. In Asia, she has advised project sponsors and lenders in data center, renewable energy, conventional power, non-ferrous metal refinery, LNG, petrochemical, telecom, satellite, mining and other projects in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Thailand, Lao, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Korea.
Recognition & Accomplishments
Desiree is ranked as a leading lawyer in China for Projects and Infrastructure by Chambers Asia Pacific and is a recognized practitioner for Philippines Projects, Infrastructure and Energy. She was also recognized by Chambers as an asset finance expert for successive years. Desiree is recognized for her work in the Philippines by Legal 500 Asia Pacific where she is described by clients “very hardworking and diligent”. She is listed by IFLR1000 as a “Highly Regarded” lawyer for Banking, Project Development and Project Finance in Hong Kong. Desiree has been listed as a leading project finance lawyer by Who's Who Legal, selected by Asia Law & Practice as a leading lawyer in their Guide to Asia’s Leading Lawyers.
In 2023, Desiree was recognized as one of the “Top 10 Influential Chinese Lawyers Shaping Global Infrastructure Projects” by Business Today.
Desiree reads and writes Chinese and is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese and Shanghainese dialects. She is qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong and she is admitted in California.
Additional Details
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D.
- University of California at Los Angeles, M.B.A.
- Cornell University, B.Sc.
Admissions
- Solicitor, Hong Kong
- California
