Rubayet Choudhury
DLA PiperDLA 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
- Birmingham City Council
- Department for Transport
- DigitalBridge Group, Inc
- East West Railway Company Limited
- Elgin Energy
- Energy Infrastructure Partners AG
- European Bank of Reconstruction and Development and European Investment Bank
- Fonds d’Entretien Routier Autonome
- High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
- Hive Energy
- Iduna Infrastructure Limited
- IHI Corporation
- Infranity
- Innergex Energia Renovable SpA
- John Laing Investments Limited
- Kommunalkredit Austria, AG
- Lenders including NORD/LB, LBBW and Rabobank
- MEAG
- National Highways Limited
- NEOM Green Hydrogen Company
- nLighten B.V.
- Nuclear Waste Services
- Ooredoo Group LLC
- Prime Capital Green Investment Fund
- Safaricom PLC
- Shell International B.V.
- Skanska Infrastructure Development AB
- The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited Stanbic Bank S.A
- EDC Investment Corporation
- Atlantique Finance
- Standard Chartered Bank
- UK Ministry of Defence
- Velindre NHS Trust
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.
- Advising IHI Corporation on the sale and purchase arrangements for green ammonia to be produced by a project in India being developed and financed by the ACME Group.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nacim Bounouara