Laleh Shahabi is counsel in our Project Development and Finance practice.

She has experience in a wide variety of project finance and development transactions in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, with a focus on the energy, oil & gas and renewables sectors.

• ADWEA and Sembcorp Utilities, as sponsors, in connection with the commercial consolidation and bond refinancing of the Fujairah F1 IWPP in the UAE*
• International Finance Corporation (IFC), OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and a group of other lenders in connection with a 200MW photovoltaic solar power plant in Jordan developed by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar)*
• IFC and other development finance institutions in connection with project financing of a photovoltaic solar power plant located at Al-Mafraq Governorate, Jordan*
• IFC, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and a syndicate of local banks on the project financing of a 4.5 MTPA LNG facility at Port Qasim, near Karachi, Pakistan*
• US Ex-Im Bank and a syndicate of international banks in connection with project financing of PP11 gas-fired IPP in Saudi Arabia*
• The European Investment Bank (EIB), the Norwegian government, KfW Ipex Bank, GIEK and other financial institutions on the project financing of Northwind Offshore Energy's wind project in Belgium's North Sea*
• IFC, OFID, FinnFund and a group of other lenders on a series of seven solar power projects in Jordan comprising a majority of the “Round 1 solar power programme” in Jordan*
• The joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo in connection with project financing of the Rabigh I integrated petroleum refining and petrochemical project in Saudi Arabia*
• ADB, Korea Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the commercial lenders on the multi-sourced financing of LUKOIL's Khauzak-Shady upstream gas development project in Uzbekistan, involving political risk cover from two multilateral institutions
• Société Générale (London Branch), Natixis and ING Bank N.V. in connection with the project financing of LUKOIL's Gissar upstream gas development project in Uzbekistan
• Nord Stream AG in connection with the construction and financing of the Nord Stream gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea*
• JBIC, and the international commercial banks in connection with the $20 billion project financing of the Sakhalin II (Phase 2) integrated oil & gas and LNG Project in Russia*

*Denotes prior firm experience