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Oliver Lowson

Senior Vice President - Legal
11.6 yrs experienceLaw Practice
Apr 2026

The move

MoveADNOC Group → TAQA Water Solutions
TitleSenior Legal Counsel (Low Carbon Solutions, LCS&IG) → Senior Vice President - Legal
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → United Arab Emirates
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE7.3
Total experience11.6 years
TAQA Water Solutions headcount501-1,000 employees
TAQA Water Solutions industryUtilities
TAQA Water Solutions HQAbu Dhabi
TAQA Water Solutions founded2005
TAQA Water Solutions typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Senior Vice President - LegalApr 2026 — Present
    TAQA Water Solutions· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Senior Legal Counsel (Low Carbon Solutions, LCS&IG)Jan 2024 — Feb 2026
    ADNOC Group· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  3. Board SecretarySep 2023 — May 2024
    TA’ZIZ· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  4. Senior Legal Counsel (Downstream Industry, Marketing & Trading)Jul 2023 — Jan 2024
    ADNOC Group· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  5. Legal Counsel (Downstream Industry, Marketing & Trading)Jul 2022 — Jul 2023
    ADNOC Group· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  6. Legal Counsel (ADNOC Offshore) (Secondee)Jun 2021 — Jun 2022
    ADNOC Group· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  7. Associate (Projects, Energy, Natural Resources & Infrastructure)Jul 2019 — Jun 2021
    Allen & Overy· United Arab Emirates
  8. Solicitor (Construction & Engineering)Mar 2017 — Jul 2019
    Burges Salmon LLP
  9. Associate Solicitor (Construction & Engineering)Sep 2016 — Feb 2017
    Squire Patton Boggs
  10. Trainee SolicitorAug 2014 — Aug 2016
    Squire Patton Boggs
  11. Legal SecondeeApr 2014 — Jul 2014
    Jaguar Land Rover· Birmingham, United Kingdom

Education

Languages

  • English

Top skills

Due DiligenceCompany Secretarial WorkConstruction EngineeringEpc contractsReal Estate DevelopmentLegal Assistance

About

Project development lawyer with experience advising sponsors, lenders, contractors, IECs / NECs and governments on the procurement, construction and operation of major projects in the energy, water and infrastructure sectors in the UK, MENA, USA, Asia and CIS, including:- Public-Private Partnerships (transport, hospital, schools PPPs) and Build-Own-Operate-Transfer projects (BOOTs); - ISTP, IPPs (solar, wind, BESS), concession and offtake agreements within project finance frameworks;- Construction contracts (FIDIC, NEC, JCT, iChemE, MF/1 standard forms and bespoke EPCs), FEED, O&M and Design-Build-Operate (DBO) contracts;- Hydrogen / ammonia, SAF and CCUS;- Upstream, midstream and downstream oil & gas;- Defence and national security assets; - Resolution of construction disputes;- G

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