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Mitasha Chandok

Mitasha
Chandok

Associate Attorney

CONTACT INFO

mchandok@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+44 (0)20 7071 4167

FAX:+44 (0)20 7071 4244

London

Telephone House, 2-4 Temple Avenue, London, EC4Y 0HB United Kingdom

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PRACTICE

Oil and Gas Energy Energy, Regulation and Litigation Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Mergers and Acquisitions Power and Renewables Projects and Infrastructure

BIOGRAPHY

Mitasha Chandok is an experienced corporate associate in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the firm’s Oil and Gas, Energy and Infrastructure, Power and Renewables, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Private Equity practice groups and the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practice.

Ms. Chandok’s experience includes mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, project development and financing, and corporate advisory work. She routinely advises clients in the energy, natural resources and infrastructure sectors. Ms. Chandok is also actively involved in advising on energy transition matters and ESG advisory matters for energy and non-energy clients.

Ms. Chandok has worked in mature and emerging markets (nearly 50 jurisdictions) and has advised extensively across Asia and Africa on a number of transactions and projects (including first entries).

Ms. Chandok is recognised by the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom as a ‘Leading Lawyer‘ for Energy and Natural Resources Law. Ms. Chandok is ranked as an ‘Associate to Watch’ by Chambers UK 2022 for Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas, in which clients have noted “she is very analytical and thinks in practical terms to solve business and legal issues that come up”.  Ms. Chandok has consistently been recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ by Legal 500 UK 2022 and Legal 500 UK 2021 for Projects Energy and Natural Resources: Oil & Gas. She was also previously recognised as a key member of the team by Legal 500 UK 2020. Ms. Chandok is highly regarded for handling cross-border transactions as also for joint ventures and project development.

Ms. Chandok is an executive committee member of Gibson Dunn’s London Office Diversity, Talent and Inclusion Committee, where she chairs the gender sub-group and co-chairs the multicultural forum.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Ms. Chandok trained and practised in the London office of a major international law firm, where she completed secondments to the firm’s Hong Kong office and to the London office of Tullow Oil plc, where she advised on the development of the crude oil export pipeline in Kenya.

Ms. Chandok holds a certificate in Sustainable Capitalism & ESG from Berkeley Law Executive Education.

Ms. Chandok graduated from the National Law School of India University with a B.A., LL.B. (Hons.). She served as a law clerk to Justice R.V. Raveendran of the Supreme Court of India in 2007.

Selected recent experience includes:

  • Marathon Oil on the disposal of its entire UK North Sea oil and gas portfolio to RockRose Energy plc.
  • Murphy Oil in connection with the US$2.127 billion sale of its participating interests in the Block K, Block H, SK 309, SK 311, SK 314A and SK 405B PSCs (Malaysia) to PTT Exploration and Production Company (PTTEP).
  • Jadestone Energy in connection with the acquisition of a 90% participating interest in the Lemang PSC in Indonesia from Mandala Energy.
  • Mozambique LNG, whose sponsors include Total, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., PTTEP, ONGC Videsh, Bharat PetroResources, Oil India and ENH, on a long term LNG sale and purchase agreement for the sale of 1 million tonnes per annum of LNG to PT Pertamina (Persero).
  • Advising numerous clients on ESG corporate advisory matters and carbon reporting requirements.

EDUCATION

National Law School of India University - 2008 B.A. LL.B. (Hons)

ADMISSIONS

England & Wales - Solicitor

India - Delhi Bar Council - Advocate

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Firm News - October 20, 2022 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Chambers UK 2023
Firm News - September 29, 2022 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in The Legal 500 UK 2023
Firm News - June 9, 2022 | Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom 2023 Recognizes 18 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Firm News - October 21, 2021 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in Chambers UK 2022
Client Alert - October 12, 2021 | COP15: Biodiversity Firmly Back on the Regulatory Agenda
Firm News - October 7, 2021 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in the 2022 UK Legal 500
Firm News - October 5, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Ranked in the 2021 UK Legal 500
Client Alert - July 1, 2020 | UK Publishes Consultation on MER Strategy for the Oil and Gas Industry – Transitioning or Maximising – The Road to Net Zero
Webcasts - April 27, 2020 | COVID-19 UK Weekly Webinar – April 27, 2020
Firm News - April 3, 2020 | Gibson Dunn Deal Receives Honorable Mention in Asian-Mena Counsel Magazine
Client Alert - February 12, 2020 | Coronavirus and Force Majeure: Addressing Epidemics in LNG and Other Commodities Contracts
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