Demonstrating excellence across a variety of energy and infrastructure assets, Ashurst LLP maintains a leading position in the Middle East projects market, with a team of advisors well-placed to act on complex, cross-border financing, procurement, development and M&A instructions. Featuring a pre-eminent PFI/PPP offering, the team is also routinely sought out by government and corporates to act as key counsel on a number of critical big city infrastructure projects in the UAE. Team lead David Charlier’s broad skillset is frequently utilised by sponsors, lenders and governments engaged with energy, digital infrastructure and social infrastructure projects. Joss Dare is chiefly recognised for his proficiency handling transport projects. Grant Batten has experience acting for sovereign-backed entities. Natasha Kavanagh, who was promoted to partner in May 2024, is a financing specialist. Stuart James also comes recommended.  
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Témoignages

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  • ‘Stuart James is a first-class lawyer and one of our key advisors assisting us on our key strategic and most critical projects.’

Clients clés

  • Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
  • Elite Construction Real Estate Development Company
  • National Centre for Privatisation and PPP
  • Emirates Water and Electricity Company
  • Abu Dhabi National Energy Company
  • JERA Power International B.V.

Points forts

  • Appointed by Elite Construction Real Estate Development Company in connection with a bid relating to the development, engineering, construction, installation, financing, ownership, operation, maintenance and transfer by the company of a residential compound for employees and contractors working at the Northern Oil & Gas Production & Operations Areas.
  • Advised a consortium of commercial lenders in relation to a bid submitted by TAQA and JERA for the financing portion of a project to develop, design, construct, operate and maintain a greenfield industrial steam and electric cogeneration plant close to Jubail in Saudi Arabia.
  • Advising EWEC and Tadweer in relation to the structuring and procurement of a waste-to-energy facility to be developed in Abu Dhabi.

Avocats

Hall of Fame

Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.

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Responsable de la pratique

David Charlier

Autres avocats clés

Joss Dare; Grant Batten; Natasha Kavanagh; Stuart James