Shah Jahan Khandokar > McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP Offices
22 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4BQ
England
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Shah Jahan Khandokar
Work Department
Corporate Advisory
Position
Shah Jahan Khandokar focuses his practice on project development and has extensive experience in energy and infrastructure projects across the full energy value chain.
He has broad experience in a range of energy subsectors including conventional power, renewables, hydrogen, oil and gas, LNG, and trading. Shah Jahan has a focus on international energy projects in emerging and frontier markets (in particular, Central and South Asia, MENA and sub-Saharan Africa), with experience advising foreign investors/sponsors, lenders, and host governments.
His experience includes acting in LNG and pipeline projects, and both conventional and renewable power projects, including several first-in-country projects. His clients include multilateral organisations, power developers, international oil companies, mining companies and trading houses.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
(Next Generation Partners)McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP advises on a range of renewable energy project financing transactions globally, including wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass projects. The team is led by Shah Jahan Khandokar, noted for his expertise in renewable energy projects in emerging markets, including Central, East, and South Asia; MENA; Sub-Saharan Africa; and Latin America. He is routinely assisted by newly promoted partner Elisabeth Moseley, who specialises in complex cross-border and M&A transactions.
London > Industry focus > Emerging markets
McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP is active in the full spectrum of finance transactions, notably structured finance, complex securitisations, debt capital markets and high yield issuance, though it also handles litigation, arbitration, sanctions, and ESG-related work in emerging markets. Lead partner Ranajoy Basu and Priya Taneja focus on capital markets, particularly in India. Litigator Andrew Savage and arbitrator Michael Darowski are key names. Corporate partner Elisabeth Moseley recently played a pivotal role in the acquisition of interests in oil and gas blocks in Angola on behalf of an Africa-focused oil and gas development, production and exploration company. Shah Jahan Khandokar is noted for his wide-ranging energy sector acumen, advising on major renewable projects across a number of markets.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Emerging markets London > Industry focus
- Renewables London > Projects, energy and natural resources
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Finance > High yield
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Real estate > Property finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Employment > Employers