MAR Law's project and finance offering is experienced in advising both local and international clients on regulatory and transactional matters, and is a key port of call for project procurement, diligence, investment, and other matters pertaining to the energy, real estate, and mining sectors. Ali Naveed Arshad spearheads the department, and with Alessandra Zingales, is retained by clients to advise on the full lifecycle of hydrocarbon, telecommunications, energy, healthcare, and real estate projects.
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Key clients

  • Ministry of Finance
  • Ministry of Education
  • Ministry of Health
  • Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology
  • Safeer Arabian International LLC
  • Amjaad Development LLC
  • Penicillin General Integrated Industrial Co FZC LLC
  • Nordic Oilfield Technologies LLC
  • Iv3 Aqua Corporation
  • Consolidated Contractors Company Oman LLC
  • Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC
  • Oman Chromite SAOG

Work highlights

Advising the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Education as a sub-consultant to Covington & Burling LLP on the procurement of the first batch of 42 schools under a public private partnership model.
Advising Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology as part of an advisory consortium, in collaboration with BDO LLC (the financial adviser), on a concession for road traffic services.
Acting as counsel for Iv3 Aqua Corporation, a US water company, in respect of the acquisition of 100% of the equity in the Qurrayat IWP project company and its debt restructuring.
Practice head

Ali Naveed Arshad

Other key lawyers

Alessandra Zingales