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Ilan is a highly experienced transactional infrastructure, construction and engineering lawyer who advises on all aspects of infrastructure, energy and real estate development projects across Asia.

Ilan’s wide ranging practice covers power generation and energy infrastructure (including clean energy and the energy transition), large-scale urban development as well as economic and social infrastructure projects and data centres and digital infrastructure. He represents public and private sector project participants at all stages of the project development lifecycle, including advising on project formation, structuring and procurement strategies, project development and regulatory issues as well as drafting and negotiating project and commercial documentation for all forms of project development and construction and engineering procurement. Ilan also advises on joint ventures and the project development aspects of mergers and acquisitions.

He is a regular contributor to thought leadership on the development of infrastructure and on the energy transition in Asia.
 

Awards & Recognitions
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    Band 2 individual: Construction: International Firms – China.
    Chambers and Partners Greater China Region, 2025
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    Leading Individual: Construction – Hong Kong
    Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2025
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    Preeminent ranking: Hong Kong Front-End Construction & Infrastructure Lawyers.
    Doyle's Guide, 2024
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    "Ilan was responsive to client needs, responding quickly to questions and touching base with you."
    Chambers and Partners Greater China Region, 2025
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    "Ilan was responsive to client needs, responding quickly to questions and touching base with you."
    Chambers and Partners Greater China Region, 2024
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    "Ilan Freiman has deep strategic and commercial expertise developed over many years’ experience handling transactional work for public and private sector entities."
    Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, 2024
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    "Ilan is a very proactive team player. He is very responsive to any requests and very knowledgeable on all forms of contracts."
    Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, 2023

Relevant experience

Infrastructure & Projects

  • crXsspark on all aspects of its tender for the concession to design, build and operate a water sports complex at Shek-O Quarry, Hong Kong SAR as a public private partnership including due diligence, bid strategy, structuring, funding arrangements and preliminary agreements for the design, construction and operation of the facility, and community and commercial partnerships.
  • Hong Kong Airport Authority on drafting and negotiation of a development agreement and lease extension for the redevelopment of a freight forward facility at Hong Kong International Airport on a design, build and operate basis.
  • Hong Kong International Airport on the preparation of a suite of tender documents for the design, build and operation (DBO) concession for automated “Park and Fly” and “Park and Visit” car parks on the Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities Island of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, as part of HKIA’s Airport City strategy.
  • Appointed to Hong Kong Airport Authority’s construction and infrastructure panel in relation to the Third Runway Project at Hong Kong International Airport as well as acted in relation to other major infrastructure improvement projects at the HKIA.
    Hong Kong Airport Authority on drafting and advising on the design and build agreement for the construction of the Skybridge connecting Terminal 1 with the Terminal 1 Satellite Concourse at Hong Kong International Airport. 
  • Hong Kong Airport Authority on drafting and advising on the tender and contract award for the refurbishment of a new office tower development under the NEC4 Option C form of contract. 
  • Hong Kong Airport Authority on drafting and advising on the tender documents and contract for the expansion of Terminal 2 at Hong Kong International Airport under the NEC4 Option C form of contract. 

Energy and natural resources

  • A sponsor and investor on project development, governance and procurement issues arising out of an offshore wind projects in Taiwan and on EPC issues related to various equity investments and disposals.
  • An international investor on its joint venture to develop a 376 MW offshore wind project in Taiwan.  
  • An international investor on the development and construction aspects of its investment in an up to 2GW offshore wind project in Taiwan.
  • An international investor on the development aspects of its parallel sell down of shares in two offshore wind projects in Taiwan.    
  • A Hong Kong SAR energy utility on the procurement strategy and drafted a suite of EPC and related contracts for the procurement of a combined cycle gas turbine for a Hong Kong SAR power station.
  • A Hong Kong SAR energy utility  on the negotiation of major equipment supply and EPC contracts for a conversion of a coal-fired power plant to gas-fired power.
  • A Hong Kong SAR energy utility on EPC and O&M contracts on the negotiation of major equipment supply and EPC contracts for a conversion of a coal-fired power plant to gas-fired power.
  • A Hong Kong SAR energy utility on its tender and negotiation of an entrustment agreement with a university institution in relation to the laying of various power cables as part of a development project.
  • A regional developer and investor of renewable energy projects on its standard corporate power purchase agreement framework including standardised term sheet and playbook.

Real estate development

  • A hotel and casino operator on the public tender process for a 10-year renewal of the client’s gaming concession in Macau including managing all aspects of the due diligence process on behalf of the client and its affiliates, advising on bid strategy, management of the bid team, advising on and preparing bid documentation and advising on internal re-organisation.
  • The leading Singapore-based integrated resort in connection with the addition of further entertainment, convention, retail and luxury hotel facilities in addition to its existing resort.
  • Ong of the two licensed gaming operators in Singapore on agreements for design, procurement and construction of additions, alterations and asset managements for an existing integrated resort.
  • A US based gaming management company on negotiation of an EPC contract with a Chinese State Owned contractor regarding a casino resort in Laos.
  • A US based gaming operator on construction of an integrated resort complex at Incheon Airport, South Korea, which included accommodation, performance arena, theme park and casino.
  • The US based owner / developer of major repositioning, re-theming and refurbishment of an integrated resort in Macau including strategic procurement and project structuring advice. We are also advising on issues associated with the related hotel management agreements.
  • Project Counsel on all aspects of the development of a themed integrated resort in Cotai Macau for US based developer. The project included a 3,000-room hotel, casino theatre, retail mall and convention facilities.
  • The developer on multiple aspect of the design, procurement and construction of Vietnam’s first Last Vegas style Casino resort in Ho Tram, Vietnam.

Data Centres and Digital Infrastructure

  • A global data centre developer on the development and construction of Phase 1 and Phase 3 of a data centre precinct in Hong Kong SAR.
  • A global data centre developer on the modification of a warehouse building for the construction of a vertical data centre in Hong Kong SAR.
  • A global data centre developer on the preparation of a suite of template agreements for the development, procurement and construction of data centres in Hong Kong SAR.
  • A global data centre operator on contracts for the modification and upgrading of existing data centres in Hong Kong and Singapore.
  • A global data centre operator on the localisation of a suite of commercial agreements for the operation of data centres in Singapore and Hong Kong.
  • A global data centre operator on the acquisition of a development site in a major South East Asian capital for the construction of a data centre.
  • A UAE based investor and developer of data centre and digital assets on due diligence for the acquisition of a data centre development site in Thailand.
  • A UAE based investor and developer of data centre and digital assets on the power purchase arrangements for a data centre under development in Indonesia.  

Education

  • 1999 – BA LLB, UNSW
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