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Projects & Energy - Middle East-wide

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Baker Botts fields a lean projects team in the UAE, advising lenders and sponsors on a wide range of projects work across the GCC. With work spanning Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, its lawyers are able to assist with energy projects, including renewables matters, in addition to their expertise in traditional oil and gas. The firm offers further expertise in utilities and infrastructure projects.

Work Highlights

  • Baker Botts acted for Marubeni Corporation and Hitachi Zosen Inova as the lenders to the sponsor consortium of the Abu Dhabi waste-to-energy project, procured by EWEC and Tadweer.

Strengths

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The Baker Botts team possesses deep industry knowledge and the ability to navigate transaction stages with effectiveness.

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Baker Botts is commercial, pragmatic, solution-focused and collaborative. The firm has a strong team of projects lawyers who understand the Middle East.

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Baker Botts has been able to meet demanding timelines and asks, helping to move the negotiations forward quickly to get to an agreement.

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Notable Practitioners

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Shane Wilson
5
Shane Wilson
5
Band 5

Shane Wilson has considerable experience acting as both sponsor-side and lender-side counsel on IWPs and waste-to-energy projects located across the region. He is based in the Dubai office of Baker Botts.

Shane Wilson is a very shrewd operator and understands the complexity of financing mega projects while also delivering commercially focused advice.

Shane is an absolute star. He is awesome at client delivery and has real commercial acumen.

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