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Our energy experts have a mastery of the legal and commercial aspects of today’s energy industry, leveraging in-depth knowledge of the assets, regulations and local markets to help  traditional and renewable energy players. The firm’s energy practice offers legal and advisory services across the entire lifecycle of energy assets, from early stage development to regulation, commercial contracts, structuring and executing deals to litigation and arbitration. We understand various industry contractual regimes, ranging from fuel intake, power offtake, EPC, network and system use, O&M, etc. These competencies make us fit to provide sound advice to clients in a way that maximizes results and engages public and private sector players.

We work with developers, mineral owners, drillers, operators, processors and refiners, Gencos, Discos, IPPs, offtakers, TSPs & ISOs, financiers and regulatory agencies to meet their needs through sound advice on the entire lifecycle of energy assets, from early stage development, regulation, commercial contracts, construction & projects financing through to structuring and executing deals, disputes and arbitration.

We are an internationally recognised private client team working with entrepreneurs, business owners, investors and City professionals in achieving their target goals and objectives.

Whether you are a business or a senior employee, our employment law specialists will give pragmatic and commercial advice.

The real estate and construction industry is under pressure to change on many fronts. Urbanisation and re-urbanisation are constantly changing the rules of the game for investment cycles and capital market movements. The task of continuously improving the performance of real estate is just as demanding, this is where we come in to provide our clients with in-depth legal services and hands-on experience. This is especially the case since every financing project and every project development must be viewed in the context of new themes. Our firm has advised in property transactions for over 7 years, acting for a variety of clients across the real estate and construction sector.

Whether you’re investing in renewable energy, telecommunications or water supply and waste water treatment – we develop the right solution for sustainably viable, flexibly structured financing to meet the needs of your transaction.       

We can advise you right from the start, backed by in-depth expertise. Our clients also benefit from our wide network in emerging and developing countries, through our comprehensive knowledge of sectors and industries we have been able to establish and sustain a variety of contacts available to us in a number of countries.

We have advised clients on capital injection into companies and projects from the debt or equity markets. We are well experienced in representing project sponsors, borrowers or lenders, target companies and joint venture partners on new or existing businesses.

We have worked on financing some projects in Infrastructure, Real Estate, Transportation and Logistics. We have been advising clients on transactions relating to Initial Public Offers, Rights Issues, Bonds, Funds, Investment Trusts and Portfolio Investments.

Our corporate and commercial lawyers combine strong technical expertise with a track record in delivering flexible and creative solutions. We deliver high-quality legal advice on a plethora of cases affecting the daily operations of our clients’ businesses. We also provide secretarial support to achieve our clients’ business goals.

Legal risk is firmly under the spotlight. Companies, their boards and In house Counsel face a challenging business environment with exposure to financial and reputational losses if legal risks develop. As experts in financial disputes, litigation and risk management, our well-experienced team of lawyers employ viable strategies to develop concrete solutions thus thinking outside the box to solve the most challenging problems. We have a diverse team skilled in courtroom advocacy and alternative dispute resolution techniques to maximize their chances of the desired result. Our team of experts considers what constitutes a legal risk, how it should be approached and managed, and by who. We examine the steps being taken in getting to grips with legal risk management and set out our view of what the future holds in relation to the management of legal risk. Also, dealing with a dispute professionally and commercially takes skill. We assist and support our clients with both legal knowledge and strategy.

Islamic Finance is now a dynamic area of the international financial services sector and with rising demand for a more ethical approach to finance, Islamic finance is set to continue increasing in importance over the next decade. Through our strategic collaborations, we have won the heart of clients in advising on transactions, thus adding value and delivering qualitative legal services to their businesses. We have a team that fully understand the complexities of structuring and issuance of Sukuks (bonds) and ensures shariah compliance on a range of financial products. We have expanded the scope of our practice to Islamic Estate planning for our private clients. Our Lead Partner is currently undertaking a Masters in Islamic Finance and Banking and has used his wealth of experience in changing the dynamics in the Islamic Financial market.

Over the years we have been involved in the consolidation of companies or assets through various types of financial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, consolidation, tender offers, purchase of assets, and management acquisitions. Our team understands the need for companies to be more active across the value chain of their industry, and the need to venture into other sectors, and are well equipped to advise on and execute this growth.