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Baker Botts (UK) LLP Offices

Level 30
20 Fenchurch Street
EC3M 3BY
England
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Stuart Jordan

Work Department
Global Projects / Real Estate & Construction
Position
Partner
Global Head of Construction
Career
Stuart handles both front end work and disputes. He advises developers and contractors across EMEA in the construction, energy and infrastructure sectors.
Stuart’s front end practice focuses on green hydrogen, power, water, transport infrastructure, oil, gas, petrochemical, nuclear and other industrial process plant. He writes and negotiates EPC, EPCM and other main contracts, technology licenses, professional appointments, long-term agreements (LTSA), operations & maintenance (O&M), DBFO and other concession agreements.
In disputes, he has experience in all mainstream processes including litigation, arbitration, statutory adjudication and expert determination. His experience includes valuation, performance failures, defects, change order process, design development and contractor claims for extensions of time and “loss and expense.” He is skilled in delay and disruption and is co-author of the Delay and Disruption Protocol, published by the Society of Construction Law.
Memberships
Registered DLAD/Dubai, 2024
Qualified Solicitor, England & Wales, 1992
Education
Law Society Final Examination, The College of Law, London 1989
Bachelor of Arts, Law, London Metropolitan University 1988
honours
Personal
Stuart writes the legal page for Gulf Construction magazine each month.
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Infrastructure and projects (including project finance)
Baker Botts L.L.P. is well-placed to advise on project bidding, frequently representing lenders within bidding consortia. The firm also has specialist expertise in a number of project types, including utilities, district cooling and waste-to-energy developments. Shane Wilson, who joined the firm in June 2023 from Squire Patton Boggs, spearheads the practice and has a broad practice that includes sponsors, lenders and government entities. Global head of construction Stuart Jordan relocated to Dubai from London in August 2024 and brings further projects capabilities to the fore. Chad Passlow leverages previous in-house experience at ADNOC to adeptly advise on oil and gas and energy transition projects.
London > Real estate > Construction: contentious
Spearheaded by green hydrogen project expert Stuart Jordan, the contentious construction practice at Baker Botts (UK) LLP handles the full range of energy transition-related matters, particularly in the Middle East. The team also handles EPC procurement issues.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Real estate > Construction: contentious