Bio

Ben Donovan is a U.S.- and English-qualified partner in the firm's Project Development and Finance Practice Group. He has a broad transactional practice. In particular, Ben’s practice focuses on project development and finance, where he has represented oil and gas companies, government and parastatal entities, independent power producers, investment funds and lenders in the development, acquisition, financing, restructuring and divestiture of projects in the energy and infrastructure sectors. He has extensive experience in the development and financing of projects in the upstream and midstream oil and gas, power and petrochemicals industry sectors, and also has significant mergers and acquisitions experience in the power and upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas industry sectors. Ben is listed in The Legal 500’s Private Practice Powerlist: Africa Specialists for 2019-2022, and has been listed as a “Leader in their Field” in Energy and Projects: Africa by Chambers Global 2017-2022, a “Leader in their Field” in Energy and Projects: South Africa by Chambers Global 2021-2022, a "Leading Individual" in Projects by Chambers UK, a "Leading Lawyer" in the IFLR/Petroleum Economist Energy and Infrastructure Guide 2014-2022 and a leading lawyer in Who’s Who Legal: Energy 2016-2022. The Legal 500 noted that Ben is a "really top-notch professional."