Legal Expertise in Infrastructure Sector: The Whats and Hows
Infrastructure sector is a key driver for the Indian economy. The sector is highly responsible for propelling India’s overall development and enjoys intense focus from Government for initiating policies that would ensure time-bound creation of world class infrastructure in the country. In a market with ever-changing policies, the management of risk and creation of value to ensure the bank-ability of projects requires not only excellent contract drafting skills but also a robust understanding of the law and regulations affecting a project, together with deep industry knowledge. Practitioners in this area should be adept at handling a wide portfolio of projects and tasks, including Public private partnership projects; concession agreements; engineering, procurement and construction contracts; construction contracts; and operations and management contracts. Further, these practitioners should be equipped to represent developers & project owners, a...