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Vinson & Elkins RLLP
20 FENCHURCH STREET
24th FLOOR
LONDON
EC3M 3BY
England

Email firm Visit website 020 7065 6000 020 7065 6001

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+44.20.7065.6033 awishart@velaw.com

Work Department

Energy Transactions / Projects

Position

Counsel

Career

Alistair advises on downstream oil & gas, petrochemicals, power, water, transport, and other infrastructure projects in Europe, the CIS, the Middle East, and Africa for sponsors, lenders, and host governments. Alistair has been ranked in the Chambers UK Guide for 2014 to 2017 for Projects. The following is a list of representative matters in which Alistair has assisted.

Recognized in the following:

Chambers UK, (“…excellent commercial awareness, effectiveness and client service.”), 2017
Legal 500: UK, Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Oil & Gas, 2015, “Rising Star,” 2021
Chambers UK, Projects, 2014 to 2017
Selected to the London Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2015

Education

University of Otago, LL.B., 1999
University of Otago, B.A. with Honours, 2000

Lawyer Rankings

London > Real estate > Construction: non-contentious

Vinson & Elkins RLLP , recognised for its work on high-value infrastructure projects, boasts a wide geographic reach and operates across numerous sectors such as renewables, transportation infrastructure, and data centres. Head of construction Roberta Downey leads a formidable department, including Andrew Nealon who oversees the non-contentious side of the group, advising on international construction projects particularly in the energy and infrastructure sectors, with significant experience in high-value EPC contracts. Counsel Alistair Wishart further strengthens the team’s global presence with his counsel on large, complex construction projects across jurisdictions including Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan.