Hassan Damanhouri

Associate, Riyadh
hassan.damanhouri@whitecase.com

Biography

Overview

Hassan Damanhouri is an associate at White & Case in Riyadh.

He has advised lenders, sponsors, developers and contractors on several transport, energy and infrastructure projects in the Middle East (generally on a build-operate-transfer basis).

He is fluent in English and Arabic with experience in preparing and advising on concession / offtake agreements, EPC and O&M contracts, consultancy agreements, due diligence reports and PPP tenders related to power, water, waste treatment and district cooling projects in the MENA region.

Bars and Courts
England and Wales
Education
LPC
City University

UK

LLM
Brunel University

London, UK

LLB
Brunel University

London, UK

Languages
English
Arabic

Experience

Energy
Infrastructure, Transportation & Logistics
Project Development and Finance

Previous experience includes:

  • Transport PPP project: advising procurers on the feasibility and development of a first of a kind PPP transport project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.*
  • Low Carbon Emission Iron Hub: advising procurers on the development of a hub to produce low carbon iron in Abu Dhabi.
  • Environmental Law advice: advising clients on regulatory, procedural and documentary requirements related to environmental laws in Saudi Arabia.*
  • Rayis/Rabigh IWTP: advising lenders in relation to the development and financing of this 150km water transmission pipeline project in Saudi Arabia with a capacity of 500,000m3/day.*
  • Al Haer ISTP: advising lenders in relation to the development and financing of this independent sewage treatment project in Saudi Arabia with a treatment capacity of 200,000m3/day.*
  • Ajban solar IPP: advising a consortium on its bid to develop and finance this 1,500MW solar photovoltaic independent power project in Abu dhabi, UAE.*
  • DEWA solar IPP (Phase VI): advising a consortium on its bid to develop and finance this 1,800MW solar photovoltaic independent power project in Dubai, UAE.*
  • AMUNET Wind IPP: advising Sumitomo Corporation on the acquisition of an equity stake in the project company for this wind power project in Egypt.*
  • REPDO Round 3 solar IPP: advising lenders in relation to the development and financing of solar power projects in Saudi Arabia with a combined capacity of 1.2GW.*
  • Project Magma: advising Veolia Middle East on the acquisition of a first of its kind hazardous/radioactive waste treatment project from ADNOC Refining.*

*experience gained prior to joining White & Case