Projects & Energy
Global Guide 2024 : Middle East-wide
Band 3
Contact number
+971 4 377 9900Chambers Review
King & Spalding offers a broad and diverse team of utilities lawyers which is highly active on PPPs. It has an especially strong Saudi Arabian practice, with further experience of matters in Oman and the UAE. The firm advises on a number of major development projects, including in the areas of healthcare, desalination and waste water treatment. It also has extensive experience in district cooling, advising both public and private entities. The team possesses a wealth of experience in conventional and renewable energy mandates and regularly assists with build-operate-transfer financings.
Work Highlights
- King & Spalding advised Saudi Fransi Capital in relation to the construction contracts for six data centres in Saudi Arabia.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm's service is fast and highly attentive to detail. They provide an excellent work product and they are also practical."
"King & Spalding is responsive and offers very quick turnaround."
"The firm's service is fast and highly attentive to detail. They provide an excellent work product and they are also practical."
"King & Spalding is responsive and offers very quick turnaround."
Notable Practitioners
Tim Burbury is an adept lawyer who regularly advises government bodies, master developers and multinationals on project structuring and financing. From his base in Abu Dhabi, he frequently works on projects with a regional scope.
"Tim is sharp, responsive and highly attuned to client needs."
Dan Feldman is a go-to lawyer for Middle Eastern energy and infrastructure projects, and is known for his work advising on the full life-cycle of power deals. His clients include financial institutions, government entities and petrochemical companies. He is based in Abu Dhabi.
"We think highly of Dan and have relied on him over the years to be a very practical, risk-astute counsel. His commercial savviness is unusually good and he knows the context well."