Patricia is an experienced projects lawyer advising clients on the full life cycle of energy and infrastructure projects.
Patricia is the managing partner of the firm’s Dubai office and has over 16 years of experience advising participants in the energy industry, adding value to her client’s projects, and helping them achieve the desired results. She advises on energy projects involving both conventional and renewable energy sources, including development of regulatory regimes for the exploration, production, distribution, and sale of energy resources.
Patricia has advised on several “first-of-a-kind projects” in the energy-rich countries of the Middle East and Africa, and has a wealth of experience advising government authorities, sponsors, developers, and international contractors on innovative and complex energy projects.
In recent years, Patricia’s practice has focused on the transition to net zero and helping clients make strategic decisions when structuring energy development and production projects. She has worked on various initiatives designed to assist the conventional energy industry transition to a carbon-neutral production environment, including advice on new regulatory regimes, carbon capture and storage, and the continued role of natural gas as a transition fuel.
Patricia is English law qualified.
Representative Experience
Energy Transition
Development of new regulations for production, import/export, and transportation of hydrogen
Advising on standards for use of green power by industrial consumers, including commitments to green hydrogen
Advising on a carbon capture project and carbon offsets scheme
Advising on establishing a new green energy trading hub in South-East Asia
LNG Project Development
Development of LNG export and import projects (onshore and offshore) on six continents
Advising on all aspects of the LNG value chain, including LNG SPAs and MSAs, LNG tolling agreements, and charter party agreements for floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs)
Advising governments (including Mozambique), project sponsors (including Gastrade, Texas LNG, Qatar Energy* and IPIC*), IOCs (including CNPC) and contractors (including Excelerate Energy and Mitsubishi Corporation (Basra)*) on their game-changing gas and LNG projects
Energy Regulatory
Advising on amendments to oil and gas legislation to conform to international best practices
Implementing a new regulatory framework for exploration and production of greenfield and brownfield natural gas
Advising on procurement guidelines for conventional exploration and production
Oil & Gas – Upstream and Midstream
Negotiating concessions and production sharing agreements for high-profile NOCs, IOCs, and independent exploration and production companies, including in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe
Drafting model form host government agreements (concessions and production sharing agreements) and management of open and closed tenders for several energy ministries / energy regulators
Negotiating joint operating agreements for operators and minority stakeholders in all the world’s energy hubs
Negotiating pipeline transportation agreements for natural gas and crude oil
Advising sell-side and buy-side of long-term gas and LNG sale and purchase agreements
Corporate Advisory/Acquisitions/Joint Ventures
Advising on corporate restructuring and joint ventures in United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Oman
Advising company boards and directors on compliance and fiduciary duties
Advising on strategic buyouts and acquisitions throughout the Middle East
Evaluating and managing risks associated with privacy and data protection requirements in the United Arab Emirates
*Experience at prior firm
Memberships
Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN), 2006-present
Co-Chair of the AIEN LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement Model Contract Committee
Awards & Recognition
Recognized as a Leader in Projects & Energy, Middle East-wide, Chambers Global, 2024
Recipient of the Professional Achievement Awards and shortlisted for Law Firm Leader of the Year, LexisNexis Women in Law Awards, 2023
Shortlisted for the Prominent Women in International Law Award, World Law Alliance, 2023
Recommended for United Arab Emirates: Commercial, Corporate and M&A (2021-2024) and United Arab Emirates: Infrastructure and Projects (Including Project Finance) (2024) in Legal 500 EMEA
Recognized as one of 10 Women of the Energy Transition in Gas & LNG, Transition Economist, 2021
Recognized by the Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department for participation in the Voluntary Legal Services Smart Portal, December 2019
Insights
Events
Speaker, Webinar: Hydrogen Opportunities and Challenges in 2023, Japan Institute for Overseas Investment, March 2023
Speaker, Women in Leadership Symposium, Dubai, November 2022
Speaker, Petroleum Economist LNG to Power Forum (Europe & Middle East), October 2022
Speaker, Association of International Energy Negotiators Model Contracts Workshop, October 2022
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