Ms Natasha Kavanagh > Ashurst LLP > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile

Demonstrating excellence across a variety of energy and infrastructure assets, Ashurst LLP maintains a leading position in the Middle East projects market, with a team of advisors well-placed to act on complex, cross-border financing, procurement, development and M&A instructions. Featuring a pre-eminent PFI/PPP offering, the team is also routinely sought out by government and corporates to act as key counsel on a number of critical big city infrastructure projects in the UAE. Team lead David Charlier’s broad skillset is frequently utilised by sponsors, lenders and governments engaged with energy, digital infrastructure and social infrastructure projects. Joss Dare is chiefly recognised for his proficiency handling transport projects. Grant Batten has experience acting for sovereign-backed entities. Natasha Kavanagh, who was promoted to partner in May 2024, is a financing specialist. Stuart James also comes recommended.

Ashurst LLP’s UAE practice is primarily centred on project finance, acting for a stellar list of lenders and sponsors in energy, utility, and infrastructure projects throughout the Gulf. Team head David Charlier is a leading projects practitioner in the region, offering trusted advice to international and Islamic banks, export credit agencies, multilateral institutions, prominent industry players, and government bodies. Natasha Kavanagh, who maintains a robust conventional and Islamic finance practice, plays a key role in supporting major UAE and Saudi projects from the firm’s Abu Dhabi office.