Norton Rose Fulbright has expanded its Projects practice in Dubai with the appointment of Prakruthi Gowda as a Partner.

Gowda is a 2010 graduate of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) Kolkata. She holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School.

She has extensive experience working on energy and infrastructure projects globally, including advising on many first-of-a-kind projects in the energy transition space.

Gowda joins from Clifford Chance, where she worked for over 8 years. Before that, she was associated with Norton Rose Fulbright for 4 years.

In addition to the Projects team, Gowda will be working closely with colleagues in the wider Middle-East banking and finance practice, led by Mohammed Paracha.

On her decision to join Norton Rose, she said:

“I am delighted to be joining a firm with a strong focus on the energy and infrastructure space in the Middle-East. Norton Rose Fulbright's platform offers me a great opportunity to grow my practice in this area. My experience in the sector, combined with the existing market-leading practice of the firm, will enable us to provide commercial and practical solutions to clients.

In addition, with Norton Rose Fulbright’s Middle East practice having doubled in size over the past three years, it’s a great period to be returning to the firm and an excellent opportunity to play a part in the firm’s rapid, ongoing growth.”

Paracha added,

“We’re thrilled that Prakruthi will be joining the team and to be able to welcome back a former colleague to the firm. Prakruthi has excellent experience across projects and sustainable energy – two major areas for us – and her presence will further strengthen our market-leading practice within the Middle East.”

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