Patricia is an experienced projects lawyer advising clients on the full life cycle of energy and infrastructure projects. Patricia is the managing partner of Hunton’s Dubai office and has over 16 years of experience advising participants in the energy industry, adding value to her client’s projects and helping them achieve the desired results. She advises on energy projects involving both conventional and renewable energy sources, including LNG import and export projects, upstream oil and gas exploration, and development of regulatory regimes for the distribution and sale of energy products.

Patricia has advised on several “first-of-a-kind projects” in the energy-rich countries of the Middle East and Africa and has a wealth of experience advising government authorities, sponsors, developers, and international contractors on innovative and complex energy projects.

In recent years, Patricia has focused her practice on the transition to net zero and helping clients make strategic decisions when structuring energy development and production projects. She has worked on various initiatives designed to assist the conventional energy industry transition to a carbon-neutral production environment, including advice on new regulatory regimes, carbon capture and storage, and the continued role of natural gas as a transition fuel.

Patricia is English law qualified.

Bar Admissions

Education
LLB, University of Western Australia, Honours, 2005

• Trouble or Promise in the Pipeline – a discussion of the basis for independent oil exports from the Kurdistan Region through Turkey, Petroleum Economist
• FLNG: Mitigating the Risks, LNG Industry
• ESG Financing – A Case for Nuclear Energy? Hunton Andrews Kurth Africa Projects Blog
• The Oil and Gas Law Review Edition 6: Abu Dhabi, The Law Reviews
• The Oil and Gas Law Review, 4th - 10th Edition: United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
• Data Protection in the UAE – Game Changing Federal UAE Data Law, Lexology
• LNG Sale and Purchase Agreements – Key Issues, LexisNexis PSL
• Letter from the Middle East: Green shoots of recovery, Petroleum Economist
• In a nutshell: Oil and gas law in United Arab Emirates
• Gas Sales Agreements – Key Issues, LexisNexis PSL
• Encouraging Investment in the Petroleum Industry, Egypt Oil and Gas
• Women in Energy, Egypt Oil and Gas
• Acquisition of a Private Business or Company in the UAE by a Foreign Buyer Checklist, Practical Law
• Abu Dhabi Chapter, Oil & Gas Law Review
• Gas Sales Agreements – Key Issues, LexisNexis PSL
• An Introduction to LNG, LexisNexis PSL
• Earn-out, Locked Box and Retention: Private Acquisitions in the UAE, Practical Law
• Africa’s Energy Transition, EnergyNet Magazine
• Structuring LNG Projects, LexisNexis PSL
• Green Energy Laws Changing the Energy Landscape in Europe, EE Times Europe
• Force Majeure: Preserving Contractor Rights During the Qatar Diplomatic Crisis; What You Need to Know