White & Case LLP boasts a ‘commercial, practical’ team on cross-border development and transactional mandates. Heading the global energy industry group, Mukund Dhar actors for major global sovereigns and sponsors in the development and project finance of landmark and utility-scale renewables portfolios. Carina Radford is notable on portfolio financings, construction and project financing, and M&A concerning solar, wind, BESS, and green hydrogen assets. Acting for energy companies and private equity firms, Sandra Rafferty is an expert on PE and M&A renewables transactions across Europe. Kamilla Azamat and Alex Field bring sponsors and governments further expertise on landmark project development and financing matters, while Paddy Mohen leads on development and construction matters in the clean power space.
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Testimonials
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- 'Excellent professionals and highly dedicated. They fully understood the client's commercial needs and the key issues in the negotiation. Additionally, they were actively involved throughout the entire transaction process, from the negotiation of the SPA to the completion of the transaction.’
- ‘The White & Case team is super commercial, practical and quick to resolve matters.’
- 'This is a very responsive team that has full grasp of the bigger business and commercial picture in project financed power projects and can translate this expertise to an impact in drafting and negotiation of complex project documents.'
- 'They have big cross border capabilities and as a client we could benefit from their huge experience in similar large scale cross border energy projects.'
‘Sandra Rafferty is an excellent professional, with extensive experience in transactions and a strong negotiator. She is very straightforward in negotiations, and her presence is extremely valuable. She is also very direct with the client, which benefits the transaction, as it ensures that the truly relevant points are discussed.’
'Mukund Dhar is a partner you would want on your side in hard to navigate waters, especially in new jurisdictions and in creation of new structures without exact precedents to help you with. He stands out with his high level grasp of the business ecosystem, many technical aspects of the energy industry and makes full use of his experience of having acted both on the government and investor side.'
Key clients
- Aramco
- The Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan Republic, AREA and Azerenerji
- Sunly AS
- Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan and JSC Uzkimyosanoat
- SAFCO Ventures
- Pluspetrol
- Nala Renewables
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Leading associates
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Practice head
Mukund Dhar
Other key lawyers
Kamilla Azamat; Paddy Mohen; Carina Radford; Sandra Rafferty; Alex Field