Laleh Shahabi

Laleh Shahabi is a partner in the Abu Dhabi office of Gibson Dunn and Crutcher, where she is a member of the Projects & Infrastructure and Finance practice groups.

Laleh’s practice focuses on advising corporate sponsors, governments, government related entities and financial institutions on a wide range of banking and financial transactions – including project financing and refinancing, leveraged and acquisition financing, direct lending and general corporate financing. She has experience in a wide variety of project finance and development transactions in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, with a focus on the transitional energy, renewables, and oil & gas sectors.

Laleh received her M.A. in law from the University of Cambridge, where she served as a founder and managing editor of the Cambridge Student Law Review (CSLR), and was a Cambridge Overseas Trust Scholar. Laleh also earned her M.A. from Columbia University as well as her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Laleh is admitted to practice in England and Wales.

Capabilities

• Finance
• ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting
• Energy and Infrastructure
• Infrastructure
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Oil and Gas
• Power and Renewables
• Projects

Credentials

Education:

• University of Cambridge - Master of Arts, Law
• Columbia University - Master of Arts
• University of California, Berkeley - Bachelor of Arts

Admissions:

• England & Wales - Solicitor