Our team brings significant international experience in advising on the full lifecycle of major projects. We specialize in joint ventures and strategic alliances across various sectors, including communications, transportation, power, water, renewable energy (such as solar PV and wind), chemicals, and industrial projects.
We support lenders, developers, and procurers involved in large-scale projects, assisting with structuring joint ventures, managing risk profiles, preparing project and tender documents, and ensuring projects are bankable and compliant. Our services extend to the development of privatization projects under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models, offering practical advice on risk allocation, financing arrangements, and project documentation.
We work closely with technical and financial advisers to structure projects in ways that maximize efficiency and feasibility. Additionally, we assist bidders with project due diligence, including preparing reports on project documents, risk matrices, and corporate structures to ensure their proposals are attractive to lenders.
Our experience also includes advising on the establishment of special purpose companies, including operations and maintenance ("O&M") and engineering, procurement, and construction ("EPC") companies, as well as working with both regional and international standard forms of agreements like FIDIC and IChemE.
Notable transactions
- Represented a government authority in a trial before the Islamabad High Court concerning a construction negligence claim exceeding US$750 million related to the collapse of a major flyover bridge.
- Advised on the drafting of Emission Reduction Purchase Agreements ("ERPA") and aspects related to carbon financing under the Clean Development Mechanism ("CDM") framework.
- Advised on the legal elements of a feasibility study for a solid waste-to-energy power project, including a review of current laws in the region.
- Provided guidance on the development of schools under a Public-Private Partnership ("PPP") model, conducting due diligence on the sector, legal and regulatory frameworks, and assisting with the preparation of tender packages and project documents.
- Advised on project financing for the development of nationwide telecommunications and fibre optic infrastructure, including a US$240 million financing deal.
- Assisted in preparing a PPP model contract for the development of telecommunications infrastructure assets under a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model.
- Provided counsel on a project financing deal for a large-scale independent water project ("IWP") worth US$260 million.
- Advised on project development and finance facilities for a major desalination project.
- Provided legal advice for a consortium bidding on an IWP project.
- Assisted with the financing of a sugar refinery project, including advising on an ECA project finance facility valued at EUR 235 million.
- Provided advice on the procurement process for multiple independent water projects.
- Provided legal counsel for the procurement of a solar photovoltaic ("PV") power project.
- Advised a project company on the development of a ferro alloys project and an Islamic project finance facility.
- Acted as legal consultant for a government authority on bid documents for the construction, development, and operation of a motorway project.
- Assisted in the construction, development, and operation of another motorway project.
- Advised on the construction of a five-star hotel as part of a government initiative.
- Assisted with the preparation of bid documents and negotiations for the construction, development, and operation of a major ring road project.
- Provided legal counsel for the development of a spatial master plan for an economic corridor project, including the preparation of masterplans for urban centers.
- Assisted in the preparation of bid documents and negotiations for road projects.
- Conducted due diligence for the acquisition of multiple Independent Power Producers ("IPPs").
- Acted as legal consultant for the preparation of bidding documents for solar power plants in the Sindh region.
- Assisted with the financing of a wind power project and facilitated the satisfaction of conditions precedent for financing.
- Provided legal advice on a large-scale power project, including assisting with an inland coal transport agreement.
- Represented a company in a dispute regarding a wrongful award of a bid, leading to an appeal.
- Drafted power purchase agreements, lease agreements, and equipment sale agreements for a range of energy and industrial projects.
- Provided legal counsel for a project company in the preparation of documents for a solar power project.
- Advised on the drafting and negotiation of engineering, procurement, and construction contracts and long-term supply agreements for a major power project.
- Assisted with regulatory matters for various energy and power plants, including coal and gas power plants.
- Acted as legal counsel for a company regarding shareholder agreements and other regulatory matters for an energy project.
- Provided legal advice on the establishment and regulatory matters for a coal power plant, including EPC contracts and feasibility reports.
- Advised a project company on claims related to time extensions and cost increases for a solar power project.
- Provided legal support for the preparation of a tariff application for a co-generation thermal power project.
- Assisted with regulatory matters for the development and operation of a super-critical coal power plant.
- Advised on regulatory matters for a coal power plant project using reciprocating engine technology.