Energy Projects

• ALB act as borrowers counsel for QEWC in relation to the RAF A2 seawater desalination plant expansion project (US$500M)
• ALB acts as lenders local counsel in relation to the US$10.4 billion Barzan Gas Project
• ALB advises QEWC in relation to Sur Independent Power Project
• Advising Qatar Petroleum and Qatargas entities in relation to Helium 2 Project
• Advising QEWC on the purchase of two Ras Laffan project companies
• Advising the lenders on the US$4.14 billion refinancing for the ‘Dolphin Pipeline’ project
• Advising the sponsors on the US$12 billion QatarGas 2 LNG project which involved a Sharia compliant tranche
• Advising the sponsors on the US$6 billion QatarGas 4 LNG project
• Advising the sponsors on the US$5.6 billion Qatalum project
• Advising the sponsors on the US$3.2 billion Mesaieed Power project
• Acting as joint counsel on the US$450 million conventional and Sharia compliant limited recourse project financing for the development and construction of the Ras Abu Fontas A1 water desalination project
• Advising the sponsors on the $3.32 billion financing for the Ras Laffan C independent water and power project
• Advising the sponsors on the US$1.2 billion financing of Qatofin project
• Advising a major US oil company on different aspects of a contemplated US$4.3 billion GTL plant in Qatar
• Advising Technip on a €100 million LNG Debottlenecking project plant with Qatargas
• Advising Qatar Fuel Additives Company on the restructuring and a US$300 million refinancing of its debts
• Advising Ras Girtas Power Company on a range of commercial matters for the ongoing projects they work on in Ras Laffan Industrial City
• Advising Qatar Petroleum on a range of commercial matters for the ongoing energy projects in Qatar

Shipping Matters

• Advising both the borrower (Qatar Gas Transportation Company (Nakilat)) and the lenders on the $7 billion vessel financing (consisting of 3 tranches) for 25 of the worlds largest LNG carriers
• Advising the Middle East Dredging Company in relation to the registration of a vessel in Qatar
• Advising Qatar Petroleum and Qatargas entities in relation to Helium 2 Project
• Advising BNP Paribas on its €6.6 million financing of a vessel for the Middle East Dredging Company

Construction Projects

• Advising a major developer on the development of 3 mixed use towers in the Lusail City development
• Advising the project owners on the US$168 million financing of the Four Seasons West Bay which involved a syndicated loan with a Sharia compliant tranche
• Advising the borrowers in relation to the US$400 million loan agreement to fund the City Center Phase II and Phase III development
• Advising the lenders on the US$600 million Sharia compliant financing of Qanat Quartier, a multi purpose real estate project by United Development Company (UDC)
• Advising the lenders on the QR1.1 billion Sharia compliant financing of Medina Centrale, a project by UDC in The Pearl
• Advising one of the largest developers on The Pearl in relation to the sale of various towers to smaller developers
• Advising on the mezzanine financing of the Al Waab City development

Other Matters

• Advising QP on US$1.28 billion maiden yen-denominated bond 
• Advising Qatar Islamic Bank on the Sharia compliant refinancing (which included a mixture of Murabaha and Ijara structures) of the Singer company as part of its restructuring plan approved for the purposes of exiting a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the United States
• Advising Qatar Petroleum on their US$1.2 billion debut bond offer
• Advising Qatar Islamic Bank on the structuring of a number of funds including its Sharia compliant €100 million real estate fund in France
• Advising both buyer and seller on the transfer of shares in Mesaieed Power Company
• Advising QP on its acquisition of a share in Qatar Vinyl Company
• Advising a major Saudi Arabia based food stuff company on its acquisition of a Qatari supermarket chain
• Advising the sponsors on all aspects relating to the establishment of Qatar First Investment Bank, its licensing by the Qatar Financial Centre and its US $ 1 Billion private placement

Arbitration

• Local counsel to a number of Qatari state/Quasi state owned institutions regarding a number of ongoing international arbitration relating to construction within the energy sector; claim value: US$100 million - US200 million;
• Local counsel in relation to an international arbitration relating to claims arising in the context of a commercial agency/ representation relationship within the engineering sector; claim value US$6 million.