DLA Piper draws on both a national and international bench of practitioners to advise on high-profile energy and infrastructure projects around the world. Natasha Luther-Jones’s wide ranging practice includes financing, development, construction and M&A work, working most recently with financial institutions and funds on key battery storage and wind projects in the UK. Receiving financing and development instructions from various international clients, Iain Elder is well placed to advise on both conventional and clean energy projects, particularly concerning oil and gas, green hydrogen, and battery storage. Rubayet Choudhury has a broad lender and borrower practice, advising on ‘first-of-its-kind’ projects across EMEA, particularly in the digital infrastructure and clean energy spaces. Nacim Bounouara relocated to Dubai in 2024, while Lillian MacKenzie left the firm in 2023.
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Key clients
- ACWA Power
- Amber Infrastructure
Work highlights
- Acted as lender's legal adviser supporting ACWA Power and Water and Electricity Holding Company in rounds 2 and 3 of the KSA’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) renewable energy procurement programme, totalling 7.1GW of solar capacity over 5 projects (USD 4.5bn).
- Advised a multinational group of six lenders comprising DNB Bank ASA, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, AB Svensk Exportkredit, Nordic Investment Bank, Kommunal Landspensjonskasse Gjensidig Forsikringsselskap, and Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS in relation to the €900m financing of the E10/rv.85 road project in Norway.