Stuart Jordan > Baker Botts (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Baker Botts (UK) LLP
Level 30
20 Fenchurch Street
EC3M 3BY
England

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.