About Bracewell
We are a leading law firm headquartered in Houston, United States of America, primarily serving the energy, finance and technology industries throughout the world. Our Dubai office is our regional hub for our Middle East and Africa-focused clients, who we advise on matters in the energy, infrastructure, corporate and commercial, employment and dispute resolution sectors.
The energy sector is the cornerstone of our practice and our power and infrastructure practices are second to none.
We Know Energy ® is not just our tagline, it is our central tenet. Bracewell is a recognized global leader in the power sector and we are particularly proud of our Dubai based energy team which frequently works on“ first-ofa-kind” transactions for high-profile clients and is setting the standard in the market for legal excellence and transaction execution.
We have experience of acting for the full spectrum of participants in the power and infrastructure sectors, including sponsors and developers, lenders( including DFIs, multilaterals, ECAs, commercial banks and Islamic finance institutions), governments, private equity and infrastructure funds, service companies and contractors.
Our industry focus results in a comprehensive state-of-the-art knowledge of the commercial, legal and governmental challenges faced by our clients which enables us to provide innovative solutions to facilitate transactions and resolve disputes.
Accolades
• We are proud that the Bracewell team was awarded the“ Infrastructure and Energy Projects Team of the Year” at the 2021 Middle East Legal Awards. This was the third year Bracewell has achieved this recognition for our work on renewable energy projects in the Middle East and Africa region.
• Moreover, in its 2022 rankings of the leading firms in the UAE, The Legal 500 EMEA identifies Bracewell among the top firms in Infrastructure and Projects, and in Construction, Commercial, Corporate and Merger & Acquisitions( 2014 – 2018; 2022) and Energy and Infrastructure( 2017- 2018; 2022), stating that since 2014 that Bracewell has“ embraced the region” and noting that we are“ one of the leading firms in the region to use on power and M & A deals in the sector.”
• Chambers Global similarly recognises our strengths in the United Arab Emirates Corporate / Commercial and Commercial Contracts( 2013 – 2022) and the Middle East-Wide Projects & Energy( 2017-2022) categories, specifically recognising our Corporate and Commercial Practitioners as“ terrific practitioners”( 2017).
• The firm was also recognised in Project Finance in the UAE in the IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate and M & A Guide( 2019-2022).
“ The infrastructure and projects team in Bracewell has a deep knowledge of the complexities relating to project finance within the renewable energy space.” – The Legal 500 EMEA 2022
“ Their attention to detail when reviewing and opining on documents, as well as their ability to think outside the box to solve complex issues in a timely manner is invaluable.” – The Legal 500 EMEA 2022
“ They are sufficiently capable to advise us and our EPC Partner how we should agree the EPC Contract with the EPC Partner. They have extensive knowledge and experience on how we deal with and convince financiers in terms of technical and commercial aspects in relation to the EPC Contract.” – The Legal 500 EMEA 2022
“ Responsive, helpful, client-focused and commercial.” – Chambers Global 2022
“ The partners are extremely helpful and approachable. Their advice is practical and user-friendly.”
– Chambers Global 2022
2021
The Middle East Legal Awards Winner – Infrastructure and Energy Projects Team of the Year bracewell. com