Loren Tibshraeny is an Executive at ENS in the Project practice and Project Finance practice and Oil and Gas team. He specialises in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), with specific focus on EPC and EPCM contracts, project development, project service agreements, procurement contracts and interpretation of project agreements. He advises lenders, sponsors and contractors and has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating of EPC and EPCM contracts in the infrastructure, oil and gas, renewable energy and mining sectors.

Loren’s experience includes extensive international experience throughout Europe, Asia, India, the Middle East, Africa and South America where he advised on numerous major projects in the oil and gas sector. He advised on the largest construction project undertaken in the oil and gas sector, constructed in the Middle East. His experience also includes various aspects of commercial law, transactional and transnational projects, commercial and technical service agreements, identification of legal risks and development of pragmatic solutions.  Prior to joining ENS, Loren spent 15 years as senior legal counsel with a major international oil company.

Loren is recognised as a leading/recommended lawyer by:

• IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide; (including Energy and Infrastructure), Project development, Project finance – 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 - Highly Regarded (South Africa)
• Chambers Global Guide 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 – Construction (South Africa)
• Chambers Global Guide 2024 – Expertise based abroad SA (Namibia)
• The Legal 500 EMEA 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 – Construction; 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 - Projects and Infrastructure (South Africa)
• Best Lawyers® 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 – Project Finance and Development; 2023 - Oil and Gas (South Africa)
• Who’s Who Legal 2020, 2019 Global Leader – Construction (South Africa)
• Who’s Who Legal: Energy 2015, 2014 (South Africa)

Education

• BJuris (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University)
• BProc (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University)
• Admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa