Sharan Basrai

Background

About Sharan Basrai

I provide legal support for the design, procurement and construction of AWS's data centres across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). My role includes advising on complex jurisdiction-specific planning permitting processes, negotiating complex design/construction contracts and land purchase/lease deals, providing full project life-cycle support, strategic pre-dispute claims advice and resolving construction disputes. I am also heavily involved in creating simplified efficient contracting and work processes to allow our legal team to scale globally at speed. Previously Legal Counsel at ISG. Key responsibilities and experience included- • Reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts for all aspects of construction and infrastructure projects, including design/build contracts, supply chain contracts, consultant agreements, leases, licenses, etc. • Project managing from post-tender stage to contract completion. • Advisory work & full project lifecycle support. • Strategic claims work in respect of pre-litigation and litigious disputes. • All insurance work concerning construction projects. Eight years at Pinsent Masons LLP advising on high value, complex infrastructure projects and disputes at both an operational and strategic level. My experience includes arbitration, litigation and adjudication, professional negligence disputes and construction insurance advice, as well as pre-litigation settlement/mediation.