Hoda Naghdy

Attorney Profile

Hoda is a strategic and commercial legal advisor with over 20 years of experience advising on complex infrastructure projects globally, including the GCC and Australia. Hoda has held senior roles in the Projects practices of US and Australian top-tier law firms and as a senior legal counsel at an Australian Tier 1 Contractor.

Hoda advises private sector participants, sponsors and government in the structuring, procurement and delivery of large-scale and complex projects across multiple infrastructure sectors, including energy transition, transport, utilities and social infrastructure.

Practice Areas

• Utilities
• Infrastructure
• Energy Transition

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Utilities

  • Advising confidential preferred bidders on the finalisation of project documentation and financial close for the Jazan Cluster Small Sewage Treatment Project and the Taif - Ar Rjum (TAR) Water Pipeline Package B Project in Saudi Arabia.
  • Advised Government and Sponsors on district energy projects throughout Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar under PPP / BOT concession models and EPC, O&M and DBO structured models, including on the Lusail City PPP project, Qatar; New York University PPP project, Abu Dhabi; Eastern Mangroves project, Abu Dhabi; Dubai Sports City PPP project, Dubai; Capital Center DCP2 PPP project, Abu Dhabi; Bahrain World Trade Center project, Bahrain; Abu Dhabi International Airport project, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Al Maryah Island project, Abu Dhabi; and Reem Island project, Abu Dhabi.

Infrastructure

  • Advised the Tourism Development & Investment Company on the development of its multi-billion dollar 27 sq km Saadiyat Island development in Abu Dhabi, including a 20,000 bed labour accommodation PPP project and a greenfield schools PPP project.
  • Advised Sponsors (including Macquarie Capital and ZonesCorp Infrastructure Fund) in respect of multiple Industrial City PPP projects in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  • Advised Indian sponsor on its development of a greenfield project financed hyper-scale data centre in Chennai, India.
  • Advised Lend Lease Engineering on its bid for Stages 1 and 2 of the Westconnex toll road projects in NSW, Australia.

Energy Transition

  • Advised Goldwind Australia on turbine, supply and install and O&M arrangements for a number of greenfield wind farm developments across Australia.
  • Advised Cobalt Blue Holdings on the development of a Cobalt Nickel Refinery in Western Australia.
  • Advised Sun Cable on its $30 billion renewable energy project exporting power from Australia to Singapore, including advising on the procurement and delivery of the submarine cable under an EPC contracting model.
  • Advised Climate Fund Managers on its $50 million investment in Cleantech Asia Pte Ltd, a leading C&I development platform in South-east Asia, and related commercial arrangements, including EPC, O&M and development agreements.