Practice Expertise
Areas of Practice
- Corporate
- Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
- Energy and Infrastructure
- Middle East
- Oil, Gas and LNG
- Renewable Energy and Clean Power View More
Profile
Tareq focuses his practice on international energy and infrastructure projects.
Tareq advises on mandates throughout the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. He counsels a diverse range of clients, including international and local corporations, government entities, and energy and utilities companies. Tareq is well-versed in commercial and corporate transactions and project contracts used across the energy and infrastructure sector.
Tareq is a qualified solicitor of England and Wales, practicing law in Dubai for more than three years. He completed his traineeship with a top international firm, gaining valuable experience in their Dubai and London offices.
Tareq is a fluent Arabic speaker.
Relevant Experience
- Advised the sponsor of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Greece on terminal use agreements and LNG tariff codes.
- Advised Emirates Global Aluminium on long-term gas sales agreements for its industrial operations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
- Advised a Saudi petrochemical manufacturer on commercial agreements, including offtake contracts, and expansion of its industrial facilities.
- Acted for a supermajor in setting up its mid-stream business in two African countries.
- Represented a global asset management firm on acquiring four on-shore wind farms in Ireland, making them the largest independent operators of wind power in the country.
- Acted for a large Japanese investment house, acquiring the transmission assets of the world's largest offshore wind farm and another two offshore wind farms under the offshore transmission owner (OFTO) regime.
- Advised a large Emirati private enterprise on their corporate restructuring in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
- Acted for a Nasdaq listed company on its acquisition of a Dubai tech entity.
- Advised a court appointed administrator on the share sale process of a company with oilfield assets in Egypt, Kuwait, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
- Represented a large Bahraini contractor in relation to the disposal of its Qatari entity.
- Assisted a large French contractor with restructuring its UAE based entities.
- Advised a leading energy company on the local content requirements for developing energy and infrastructure projects in the UAE and KSA.
- Advised a world leading pharma group on embracing new models of healthcare that would incorporate more technological advancements as part of a global network of digital innovation labs.
- Advised on data privacy laws in the UAE and KSA.
- Advised foreign businesses entering the UAE market by setting up companies in the DIFC, DDA freezones, JAFZA, Trade Centre, and mainland Dubai.
- Advised a large Iraqi oil & gas services business on developing an effective compliance program to meet the standards of international anti-bribery and corruption legislation.
Education
LLB (Hons), Staffordshire University, 2016
Areas of Practice
- Corporate
- Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
- Energy and Infrastructure
- Middle East
- Oil, Gas and LNG
- Renewable Energy and Clean Power