Chadi A. Salloum

Chadi is frequently lauded by leading legal directories. Chambers Global noted that “he has an impressive practice advising on energy projects and investment matters”; clients say that he is “a great pleasure to work with and combines depth of knowledge with dedication,” and that he “has a deep understanding of what drives and sustains a business and as a result his advice is consistently sound and practical.” He is fluent in English and Arabic, and is a French and Italian speaker.

Before joining Morgan Lewis, Chadi was a partner and co-leader of the Abu Dhabi office of another global law firm. He started his legal career with a leading global law firm in New York.

• Acted for Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority and Emirates Water and Electricity Company on the development and financing of the Sweihan Solar Project, the largest solar project in the world
• Advised a global oil and gas exploration, production, and development company on the restructuring of its operations in a challenging geography in the Middle East aligning those operations more closely with its global growth plans
• Advised a Middle Eastern oil and gas exploration, production, and development company on its restructuring of operations in a challenging geography, aligning those operations more closely with its global growth plans; the multibillion-dollar operation involved complex structures and technical issues
• Represented a Middle Eastern government-owned utility on the restructuring of its multibillion-dollar contractual obligations, reducing the client’s contractual, legal, and reputation exposure
• Advised a joint venture between a government-related entity in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and a global power and gas company on its investment in a project in Central Asia
• Advised an international mining company on its joint venture arrangements with a Middle Eastern diversified mining company
• Acted for a global food and catering services company on its joint venture with a diversified group based in the United Arab Emirates and related arrangements and transactions in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
• Represented a government-related entity in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi on its gas offtake and transportation contractual arrangements
• Acted for a power developer in the GCC regarding its development and investment in power projects in Asia and Africa
• Represented a GCC government entity, as majority shareholder, on the restructuring options and strategies for an international energy company with global oil and gas upstream operations