Jake Howard

Jake Howard is a banking and finance lawyer servicing Perth and Brisbane. His practice covers the full spectrum of corporate, acquisition, project, Islamic and trade finance transactions. Mr Howard has experience in all types of debt-related financing products used in the commodity industry, and has a particular focus on the mining and metals, oil and gas, energy, renewables and agricultural sectors. He has advised lenders, borrowers, investors, traders and offtakers on domestic and cross-border finance transactions. Mr Howard also has experience in traditional limited-recourse project financing structures; alternative financing arrangements for natural resources companies including streaming and royalties, prepayment financings, mezzanine finance, convertible notes, bonds and multi-sourced finance involving export credit agencies and development finance institutions; trade and commodity finance including pre-export, prepayment, tolling, borrowing and asset-based lending, Islamic, ownership and receivables finance. Mr Howard is a recognised lawyer in Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Natural Resources. He is qualified and practices as an Australian and English solicitor and has practised out of Norton Rose Fulbright's Paris, London, Papua New Guinea, Perth and Brisbane offices.