Shah Jahan H. Khandokar - McDermott Will & Emery

Overview


Shah Jahan Khandokar focuses his practice on project development and has extensive experience in energy and infrastructure projects across the full energy value chain.

He has broad experience in a range of energy subsectors including conventional power, renewables, hydrogen, oil and gas, LNG, and trading. Shah Jahan has a focus on international energy projects in emerging and frontier markets (in particular, Central and South Asia, MENA and sub-Saharan Africa), with experience advising foreign investors/sponsors, lenders, and host governments.

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Results


  • Advised a consortium led by BP and SOCAR on one of the world’s largest energy projects, the US$40 billion Shah Deniz 2 gas project in Azerbaijan, including managing legal risk for portfolio of 10 EU buyers*
  • Represented a major oilfield services company on its entry in, and exit from, the Fortuna FLNG Project in Equatorial Guinea*
  • Represented a Japanese consortium in relation to a potential investment in the Tanzania LNG project*

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Recognitions


  • Best Lawyers in United Kingdom, Energy and Natural Resources Law, Ones to Watch, 2023 – 2025
  • Legal 500 UK, Next Generation Partner, Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Power, 2023-2025

Community


  • Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, member

Credentials


Education
BPP Law School, LPC
BPP Law School, PgDL
University of Nottingham, BA, with honors

Admissions
England and Wales

Courts/Agencies
Supreme Court of England and Wales

Languages
English
Bengali