K&L Gates
Front-end projects work is the hallmark of the team at K&L Gates in Doha, which is led by PPP specialist Paweł Piotrowski. Piotrowski, praised as ‘knowledgeable and collaborative’, advises on project finance; construction and infrastructure matters, as well as public procurement, both in Qatar and across the region. Clients range from high-profile individuals to government ministries, and large real estate developers. The growing team gained Joelle Salame from Dentons in January 2023, and Christopher Abraham in July 2023 from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP.
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‘K&L gates provide an exceptional personal service and endeavor to communicate in a way that benefits the company, making timely decisions on matters of legal importance. They prefer a collaborative approach whilst remaining aware of the needs of the client.’
‘Pawel Piotrowski has performed beyond expectations and provided solid advice and service backed up by a strong team of associates.’
‘Pawel Piotrowski and Joelle Salame are both responsive, hands-on, and straight to the point.’
‘Very good knowledge of the local market but their main differentiator is the international experience that they bring compared to others. Setting up international firms in Qatar is very complex and we found K&L to be the best-suited to drive an international corporation set-up in Qatar.’
‘This is an excellent international firm for local firms to collaborate with. They have deep expertise in certain sectors and are generous in sharing knowledge. We have been successful in winning major mandates alongside them.’
‘Pawel Piotrowski is very knowledgeable, and collaborative. It is a pleasure to work with him and clients like his approach.’
‘Cannot highlight sufficiently the first-class responsiveness coupled with deep understanding, and above all pragmatic advice provided in response to complex issues. The team fully takes account all commercial attributes and doesn't simply take a theoretical legal viewpoint.’
‘Pawel Piotrowski is highly professional, clear and pragmatic, a solution finder, and responsive.’
Key clients
- Iberdrola QSTP LLC
- Barwa Real Estate
- Elemental S.A.
- MCubed for Oil & Gas Services
Work highlights
- Continuing to advise Iberdrola as their primary outside counsel for Qatar.
- Continued to advise Barwa on a PPP project with the Qatar Ministry of Education to design, build, finance, and maintain eight public schools.
- Retained by Elemental S.A., a Chilean architectural firm, in relation to their various contracts for design of a new museum for the State of Qatar named ‘Art Mill’.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paweł Piotrowski