MIDDLE EAST
Syria
Lebanon Israel
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Brendan Hundt, Dan Feldman, Sam Anastasiou and Saiesh Kamath King & Spalding LLP
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
U.A.E.
King & Spalding LLP is an international law firm with more than 350 dedicated energy lawyers spanning the firm’s global offices, and serves the Middle East out of its Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Riyadh offices. The firm’s power practice delivers end-to-end legal sup- port across the full life cycle of energy projects – from development, financing and construction through to operation and dispute resolution. With deep experi- ence in both conventional and renewable power, the team advises on solar PV and battery energy stor- age systems, independent power producer projects,
power purchase agreements, grid infrastructure and regulatory matters. The firm is consistently ranked Band 1 by Chambers in multiple energy-related cat- egories. Recent experience includes advising on landmark power and renewable energy projects in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, including solar-plus-stor- age developments and data centre power infrastruc- ture. The team is recognised for its technical fluency, commercial insight and ability to structure bankable transactions across complex regulatory frameworks. Dan Feldman leads King & Spalding’s global energy team of over 350 lawyers from the firm’s Abu Dhabi office. With 23 years of experience, his practice spans the full energy value chain, including oil and gas, low-carbon energy, power, infrastructure and mining megaprojects. He has advised clients including ADNOC, Chevron, NEOM, Woodside and JERA on landmark and first-in-kind transactions such as ADNOC’s acquisition of stakes in ExxonMobil’s Baytown hydrogen facility and NEOM’s USD8.4 billion green hydrogen project.
Authors
Brendan Hundt is a UAE-based partner who has been advising sponsors, lenders, government entities, and investors on strategic projects and transactions in the MENA energy sector for nearly 20
years and has been based in the region since 2009. He has completed secondments to ACWA Power and TAQA and is a recognised Middle East power sector expert, having worked on projects involving virtually every type of power generation technology. Brendan’s recent focus has been on energy transition projects and transactions supporting industrial decarbonisation, low-carbon hydrogen and fuel production and energy supply for AI and digital infrastructure. Brendan holds first-class honours degrees in law and business and is English and New South Wales (Australia) law qualified.
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