Andrej Kormuth has joined Bracewell, a law and government relations firm primarily serving the energy, finance and technology industries throughout the world, as a partner in the Dubai office. Kormuth comes to Bracewell from Clifford Chance, where he advised on a range of infrastructure projects for regional and international clients.
“Andrej is an outstanding projects lawyer. His extensive knowledge of projects opportunities in the MENA region complements the work of our Dubai and London teams,” said Bracewell’s managing partner Gregory Bopp.
Kormuth is a projects-focused lawyer who has broad experience in the energy and infrastructure sectors. In 2017 and 2018, Legal 500 U.K. recognized Kormuth as a “next generation” lawyer for both banking and finance and energy and infrastructure. In addition, IFLR1000 identified Kormuth in 2018 as a “rising star” for project development and project finance in both energy and utilities.
In conjunction with Kormuth’s arrival, Tom Swarbrick will join the Dubai office as senior counsel. Swarbrick is a construction lawyer with a focus on the energy sector. He represents governments, developers, funders and contractors in relation to major projects in the oil and gas and power sectors, primarily in Africa and the Middle East. Swarbrick joined Bracewell’s London office in June 2014. In 2017, Legal 500 U.K. recognized Swarbrick as a “next generation” lawyer for non-contentious construction work.
Kormuth is the fourth partner to join Bracewell’s global projects team since January 2018. Recent additions include Oliver Irwin, who joined the firm’s London office in April 2018; and Fernando J. Rodriguez Marin and Nicolai J. Sarad, who joined the firm’s New York office in March 2018.
