Tom Swarbrick > Bracewell LLP > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile

Bracewell LLP
EMIRATES TOWERS OFFICES LEVEL 29
PO BOX 6750
DUBAI
United Arab Emirates
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Work Department

Infrastructure & Development

Career

Tom Swarbrick advises clients in relation to construction and related contracts in the energy and infrastructure sectors. He has represented governments, developers, funders and contractors in relation to major projects across the Middle East, Africa and Europe.

Education

Nottingham Law School, L.P.C., 2005; Nottingham Law School, G.D.L., 2004; The University of Manchester, B.A., 2002

Lawyer Rankings

United Arab Emirates > Construction

Recently engaged in international energy and social infrastructure projects, Bracewell LLP counts contractors, consultants, developers, governments, and lenders among its clients. Tom Swarbrick spearheads the team and is particularly active in the energy sector, while Andrej Kormuth handles conventional and renewable power developments.

United Arab Emirates > Infrastructure and projects (including project finance)

Comprising ‘motivated, committed and devoting’ partners with ‘hands-on experience in energy sector’, Bracewell LLP acts on an array of premium conventional power and renewable energy transactions, with a particularly strong engagement with Saudi Arabia and its rounds of renewable independent power producers (IPPs). Social infrastructure is another focus for the firm, handling NEOM-based residential community developments as well as landmark hospital PPPs. Practice head Andrej Kormuth is ‘well connected with the key players and aware of the entire market’, making him a strong choice for both borrowers and lenders across the region, – particularly in relation to water and wastewater deals. Tom Swarbrick draws on considerable construction expertise to advise on an array of assets from the inception stage through to completion. Senior associate Shayan Najib and associate Amelia Bowring have been integral to an number of consequential practice matters, while associate Nick Meyer has already advised on a number of complex transactions despite only joining the group in March 2023, arriving from DLA Piper.