Tallat Hussain

Tallat is a partner in the Energy and Natural Resources Group at Reed Smith in London and is part of the firm’s global ESG and Sustainability practice. She is an environmental and social (E&S) lawyer with over two decades of experience throughout the UK, EU, Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, advising on regulatory compliance and permitting, project finance, impact management, and various requirements related to reporting and diligence.

Experience

Representative matters

Green financing of a large-scale luxury leisure and tourism project on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia, including development and verification of the Green Finance Framework and negotiating financing terms.

The world's first utility-scale green hydrogen facility and the world’s largest greenfield renewables project infrastructure, as well as CCUS, DAC and other carbon technologies, seawater desalination and petchem facilities in the Middle East.

Environmental and marine regulatory aspects of a large-scale artificial reef infrastructure providing co-benefits including eco-tourism, fisheries, blue carbon credits and R&D for marine biodiversity.

Ports, jetties and marine infrastructure project financings including wind farms in LATAM, Europe and GCC addressing E&S impact assessment and mitigation requirements, due diligence and financing conditions, including monitoring and reporting requirements to international standards.

Various corporate and financial clients on UK ETS and EU ETS issues including permitting, transfer agreements and regulatory requirements in the context of purchase and sale transactions, insolvency, regulatory compliance and due diligence.

Shipping companies in GCC and APAC on EU ETS and Poseidon Principles on shipping emissions, shipping waste, marine protection and other elements of green shipping.

Data center operators, investors and developers in connection with acquisition, sale, and development and financing for data center facilities in the UK and EU.

Various projects in LATAM, including in connection with the E&S aspects of a multisource infrastructure financing for mass transit, energy from waste and biomass facilities, ports and renewable power projects.

A Middle East carbon venture engaged in the procurement, sale and financing of carbon credits and voluntary carbon development projects.

E&S aspects of mine and infrastructure expansions and various LNG projects around the world.

A large Middle East utility on Renewable Energy Certificates, carbon trading and various clean technology and renewable power projects.

E&S regulatory, impact assessment and impact management aspects of an undersea gas pipeline project, including transboundary, marine and landfall impacts, and contractor management.

E&S aspects of infrastructure projects in the UK and EU, including large road infrastructure, satellites and telecoms infrastructure.

Financing for a large-scale battery storage plant in the UK and Europe and structuring and finance for Green Loans in the US, UK and GCC.

Various corporate entities in the development and negotiation of carbon credit purchase and sale agreements, including compliance and voluntary carbon credits through ERPA and VERPA.

Private finance for energy from waste materials recycling including plastics and industrial batteries.

Drafting EHS policies, including modern slavery, human rights, ethical conduct, health & safety and other corporate policies.

A global pulp and paper company, in connection with financing for expansion of a biomass facility in LATAM.

A private equity investor on environmental permitting, regulatory compliance and liability issues in relation to acquisition of a waste management company.

The project company on E&S aspects of the development and financing of a petrochemical complex and port infrastructure in Egypt.

Recognitions

Listed as a “Leading Partner” in The Legal 500 UK 2026 for Real Estate: Environment
Ranked in Chambers UK for London Environment & Climate Change, 2024-2026