Simon Fraser

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Simon Fraser is a senior corporate partner based in the firm's Abu Dhabi office, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate structuring for major projects and strategic investments. He has practiced in the USA, London, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, and has more than 25 years’ experience structuring and executing complex cross-border transactions and projects for market leading clients around the world.

Simon represents sovereigns, corporate clients, family offices and investment banks on regional and international transactions and projects across a wide range of industries, with a particular focus in energy and resources (including renewables and petrochemicals), infrastructure, telecommunications, manufacturing and technology. A commercial outcomes focused lawyer, Simon has extensive experience managing major complex international transactions and projects for clients, and also negotiating agreements with governments. His clients have included ADNOC, ADNOC Gas, Borouge, EGA, KPC, PIC, KPI, KUFPEC, BHP, Rio Tinto, Multiplex, Geltec, Venice Energy, ADES, Sojitz, Mitsui, MMG, Transmed and Santos.

Mr. Fraser has held a senior commercial role with a large international power company in the United States, and has been seconded to BHP as general counsel for a business unit and member of the executive committee for the business.