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Atwal Navpreet

Navpreet Atwal

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Navpreet is a specialist in construction, infrastructure, and energy projects. She forges long-term client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor to clients and delivers innovative, tailored solutions with technical precision.

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Awards & Recognition

"I found the leadership of Navpreet Atwal at Stephenson Harwood to be exemplary. Navpreet is sharp and intelligent with the work she delivers, very astute and commercially savvy in drawing up strategies."

The Legal 500 2025

"Her knowledge is invaluable, she is always thinking one step ahead"

Chambers & Partners 2025

"Navpreet Atwal has been instrumental in protecting our interests on minor to major projects"

The Legal 500 2025

"Navpreet has a very impressive legal mind and the ability to find solutions. She is timely and efficient. She has a razor-sharp mindset and offers practical solutions."

Chambers & Partners 2025

Biography

Language - English
Jurisdiction - England & Wales

Navpreet is known for using her experience to provide tailored practical and strategic solutions on construction energy and infrastructure projects in domestic and international markets. She has a wealth of experience and played a pivotal role in delivering large-scale projects in the energy and infrastructure space, including waste-to-energy, water, wastewater, nuclear, oil and gas, renewables, and hydropower.

She is also recognised for advising on real estate development and regeneration projects. She works across a broad range of sectors in the built environment including commercial, retail, mixed used schemes, logistics, high-end residential, hotel and leisure. Her clients include developers, high-net-worth individuals, trustees, family offices, corporate investors, owners, sponsors, contractors, private equity firms, and a variety of lenders across the globe. 

She works regularly with industry standard form contracts including FIDIC, NEC, JCT, IChemE, ICC, MF Contracts, RIBA, RICS and ACE as well as drafting bespoke forms of contract. Clients value Navpreet’s industry insight and her reputation for providing clear, solution-focused advice.

Experience

  • Investors

    Represents sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals on the acquisition of completed and partially completed developments and portfolio investments. Notable experience includes acquisition of a £351 million real estate portfolio and a £700 million logistics sale and JV of a multi-let portfolio. 

  • Transition Energy Asset Company

    Advised on a $100 million capex expansion project increasing storage and pumping capacity at a petroleum storage terminal facility.

  • Developers

    Advises a variety of developers such as pension funds, property companies, sovereign wealth funds, high-net-worth individuals and landed estates, on all stages of real estate development, from acquisition and financing to delivery. Notable experience includes a 172-unit BTR scheme and the redevelopment of a 250-room luxury destination hotel.

  • Major global energy generation company

    Advised on contracts for the provision of site-wide pre-operational preventative/routine maintenance and repair and reactive and breakdown maintenance works and services to permanently installed cranes and lifting equipment at a new gigawatt nuclear power station in the United Kingdom.
  • Energy Transition

    Supported sponsors, private equity investors, lenders, project company, and contractors delivering transformative large-scale infrastructure projects worldwide. Notable experience includes a $90 million, 46.4MW hydropower generation facility, a 1,200 MWe VVER-1200 pressurised water reactor project in Finland and the financing and construction of a $200 million bitumen refinery in the Gulf region.

  • Funders

    Advised various institutional lenders, challenger banks and private equity firms on development loan facilities across a range of asset classes. Notable experience includes £60 million construction loan for the redevelopment of a mixed-use asset in London.

  • Retail and leisure

    Advised several luxury Italian brands and multinational retailers on the development of their UK stores. Advising various shopping centres in the UK on capex and development projects.

  • Water utility company

    Advised on a wastewater treatment major capex project to an existing facility outside the AMP framework.

  • Family offices

    Advised numerous family offices on all aspects of real estate acquisition, financing construction, including acquisition, management, refurbishment, and development of private and commercial properties. Notable experience includes £160 million refinancing of a high-end residential development in Knightsbridge.

  • Multidisciplinary contractor

    Advised on a range of national and international EPC infrastructure projects in the water, wastewater, and energy sectors, including AMP framework agreements with several UK utility companies

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