Charlotte Stevens

Charlotte Stevens is a Partner at Freshfields, bringing over 19 years of legal expertise and a distinguished track record in the Middle East. Based in Freshfields’ Abu Dhabi office for the past 13 years, Charlotte is widely recognized for advising major government-owned institutions—including regional sovereign wealth funds and leading corporates—on complex cross-border M&A, co-investments, joint ventures and strategic alliances, with a particular focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors.

 

She regularly advises international and regional clients on oil and gas investments in and into the region (including Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, the Yemen and recently in Syria) and regional clients on their international oil and gas investments. She has also spent some time on secondment supporting ADNOC’s upstream team and advised ADNOC on various transactions across their value chain.

 

Charlotte’s reputation for excellence is reflected in industry accolades, having been named “Up and Coming” for Corporate/M&A by Chambers and a “Rising Star Partner” for M&A by IFLR1000.

 

Prior to joining Freshfields, Charlotte practiced in Wellington (New Zealand) and Brisbane (Australia), where she advised on a broad spectrum of mandates spanning energy, infrastructure, technology, procurement and corporate transactions.

 

Charlotte is an active member of the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN), where she serves as the Women Negotiators Group (WNG) Representative on the MENA Regional Committee. Through AIEN, she regularly engages with industry stakeholders on key developments and emerging issues shaping the energy sector.