Linklaters appoints Matt Keats as Middle East Head of Energy and Infrastructure

Linklaters has appointed Matt Keats as head of energy and infrastructure for the Middle East region. He succeeds Sarosh Mewawalla who has retired from the partnership.

Having been a partner at the firm since 2005, Keats has advised on a wide range of ground-breaking transactions in the Energy and Infrastructure sectors. Furthermore, Keats has over 25 years’ experience acting for governments, sponsors, borrowers and commercial banks, Development Finance Institutions and Export Credit Agencies. Keats was the head of Linklaters’ Energy and Infrastructure practice in Moscow where, between 2010-15, he advised on all of the firm’s leading deals in the Russian energy and natural resources market.

Scott Campbell, managing partner for the Middle East at Linklaters, said, “Matt is among the most respected lawyers in the sector and we are very excited to have him head up and grow our market leading Energy and Infrastructure practice. The region’s sector is witnessing transformational change with heightened levels of scrutiny and complexity. Matt’s transfer underlines our commitment to helping our clients navigate the challenges and multiple opportunities ahead.”

Linklaters’ Global Energy & Infrastructure practice specialises in large scale, award winning and market-leading Energy & Infrastructure transactions across the world – covering renewables, nuclear, hydrogen and other decarbonisation/energy transition technologies,  infrastructure (including digital, social and transportation), batteries, smart meters and storage, oil and gas, refining and petrochemicals, LNG, thermal power, water and transport.