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Leigh Schulz is an associate in Milbank's Tokyo office and a member of the Firm's Global Project Finance Group.
Leigh advises both borrowers and lenders on a range of project finance, property finance and corporate finance transactions. He is currently representing Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., BNP Paribas and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation in connection with the financing of the expansion of a coal-fired power project in central Indonesia.
Leigh's other recent representations include acting for: a major Australian mining corporation in its participation in an iron ore joint venture in Western Australia; a consortium comprised of eight international and domestic banks in relation to standstill arrangements for an Australian listed property trust; and a major Australian bank in connection with a syndicated facility for an international hotel group.
Before joining Milbank, Leigh worked as a senior associate at Allens Arthur Robinson in Melbourne where he acted on a variety of banking and finance transactions. Prior to that, he was with Linklaters in Hong Kong and Shanghai where he specialized in banking advisory, foreign direct investment and M&A transactions.
Leigh is dual qualified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales and as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia. He received his Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Melbourne and also received a Diploma in Modern Languages with a specialization in Chinese from the same university. He is highly proficient in both written and spoken Mandarin and completed advanced Chinese language training at Peking University.
Leigh's written work has been published in the International Financial Law Review, World Securities Law Report and Finance Asia. | 