Tim Burbury

Tim Burbury

Partner - Corporate, Finance and Investments, King & Spalding (Abu Dhabi, UAE)

Contact

+971 2 596 7001

+971 50 552 6163

tburbury@kslaw.com

Areas of expertise

Construction and Procurement; Energy and Infrastructure Projects; Energy; Construction and Engineering Disputes

Education
  • LLB, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

  • BCom, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

Biography
  • Tim has led teams on many high profile infrastructure projects, including 6 of Saudi Arabia's Vision2030 PPPs (solar, wind, desalination, wastewater); the DEWA, Sharjah and Fujairah 3 I(W)PPs in the UAE, the Saadiyat Island Mega Project in Abu Dhabi and several confidential giga projects in the Middle East.

  • Tim is a leading district energy lawyer. He has advised on 50+ district energy (cooling/cogen/trigen) projects in the Middle East and Asia, included projects and project financings in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bahrain and Qatar. He has advised Governments on establishing water and district cooling regulatory regimes.

  • Tim also has significant PPP experience, having advised governments and sponsors since the early 2000s during the Australia PPP boom. Tim helped write the PPP commercial principles guidebook for one government client. He is currently advising on a number of schools, accommodation and transport PPPs in the UAE and Saudi Arabia as part of those countries' PPP programs.