Rajah & Tann Asia

Partner, Construction & Projects, Energy & Resources

Shemane, a qualified lawyer in both Singapore and Malaysia, specialises in project and front-end construction work and has an MSc in Built Environment (Construction Economics and Management).

Her projects include acting for a contractor on the engineering, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of submarine high voltage power cable for the import of renewable energy into Singapore, advising a sponsor on a 280 MWp solar project in Bangladesh, advising on the development and project financing of the first hydrogen-ready 600 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant in Singapore, acting for a bidder on its bid to import renewable energy into Singapore and advising on the development of a battery energy storage system project in Singapore (one of the largest in South East Asia). She has also advised an airport operator on the grant of concession to operate and maintain a co-generation plant to supply electricity and chilled water to an international airport in Malaysia, advised the preferred bidder on the development of a sea water desalination plant on a DBOO basis in Jurong Island, Singapore and advised the master developer for One Bangkok on the development of certain utility infrastructure on a DBOFT basis.

Shemane is featured as a “Future Leader” in the Who’s Who Legal: Construction 2024 guide. She is also named Projects and Energy Lawyer of the Year in the Legal 500 Southeast Asia Award 2023. She has been recommended by Legal 500, Chambers Asia Pacific and International Financial Law Review 1000 since 2014 for her area of practice. In addition, Shemane is listed as one of Singapore’s top 100 lawyers by the Asia Business Law Journal and is named as one of the Women Leaders by IFLR Women Leaders 2023.

Shemane is described as “simply the best infrastructure lawyer in Singapore”. She is also known for having “strong negotiation skills, commercial awareness and a “client-focused“” approach.

LLB (Hons), University College London Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya Barrister, United Kingdom