Mona Dajani

Mona is a partner and the co-chair of Cooley's infrastructure, energy and real estate practice. Dual-qualified as a lawyer in the US (New York and Illinois) and in England and Wales, and as a licensed professional engineer, she brings a distinctive combination of legal and technical experience to complex energy and infrastructure transactions. Over a 25-year career, she has led some of the largest and most complex energy and infrastructure transactions globally, with a focus on project finance and development, mergers and acquisitions, and tax equity and corporate finance.

Mona represents developers, investors, corporates, private equity funds, utilities and financial institutions across the full spectrum of energy and infrastructure assets, including solar, storage, wind, transmission, and oil and gas, as well as data centers and digital infrastructure platforms driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and the convergence of energy and technology. She has led numerous financing, acquisition, disposition and project development transactions involving M&A, tax credit and tax equity structures, and corporate finance.

Mona has particular depth in sophisticated infrastructure projects at the intersection of data, AI and digital transformation. She has been consistently recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers USA, The Legal 500, The Best Lawyers in America, Law360 and other publications.

American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), elected board member

US Department of Energy Ambassador for the C3E Initiative, appointed Ambassador

An Association for Finance Professionals (ABANA), the preeminent US organization for finance professionals and institutions with interest in the Middle East and North Africa, elected board member

The Institute for Energy Law – International Section, member

American Bar Association – Energy and Resources, member

Law360’s Energy Editorial Advisory Board, member (since 2024)

Law360’s Project Finance Editorial Advisory Board, member (2019 – 2025)