Top Infrastructure Law Expert in Nepal

In Nepal's dynamic infrastructure landscape, Bhandari Law and Partners emerges as a leading authority, offering unparalleled legal expertise across energy, construction, and public-private partnership (PPP) sectors.With decades of legal brilliance and a forward-looking strategy to support transforming initiatives all around, the company boasts top infrastructure lawyers in Nepal recognised as the Top Infrastructure Law Expert.

 

Advocate Thahar Bahadur Bhandari started Bhandari Law in 1989 under the name "Bhandari Law Chamber," hoping to offer thorough legal services. It developed throughout time into Bhandari Law and Partners, a limited liability business registered with Nepal's Office of the business Registrar. Having more than 35 years of expertise, the company has been crucial in forming Nepal's legal environment, especially in regard to infrastructure development. 

 

 

Nepal's strategic location and plenty of natural resources offer major chances for the growth of infrastructure. The government's emphasis on growing hydropower, transportation systems, and metropolitan infrastructure has drawn both local and foreign capital. Navigating the complex regulatory terrain, getting investments, and guaranteeing project compliance all depend on legal knowledge.

 

 

A whole range of legal services catered to infrastructure projects is provided by Bhandari Law and Partners:

 

a. Licencing and Regulatory Compliance: Helping customers to acquire survey, generating, transmission, and distribution licences for energy projects. 

b. Foreign Investment Approval: Guiding foreign investors across the process of obtaining foreign investment clearances for infrastructure projects. 

c. Project Finance and Structuring: Advising on debt and equity structures, among other financing options and structuring help to assist major infrastructure projects.

d.  Contracts: Offering legal support in public procurement law compliance, contract negotiations, and bidding procedures.

e. Construction Law and Dispute Resolution: Representing clients in construction-related disputes, including arbitration and litigation, to resolve conflicts efficiently .

 

 

The firm's strength lies in its team of seasoned legal professionals:

a. Thahar Bahadur Bhandari: Founding and Senior Partner with extensive experience in civil, criminal, and corporate litigation.Bhandari Law and Partners

b. Nabin Bhandari: Founding and Managing Partner specializing in arbitration, cross-border transactions, project finance, and hydropower project development .

c. Gyanu Thapa: Senior Associate with expertise in corporate law and litigation.

d. Sophiya Bhandari: Senior Associate focusing on corporate and commercial law.

 

The team is complemented by associates trained at prestigious institutions in Europe and the UK, bringing a global perspective to their practice .

 

 

a. Specialized Expertise: Bhandari Law is one of the few firms in Nepal with a dedicated practice in energy and hydropower law, offering both legal depth and practical insight into Nepal’s regulatory environment.

b. Multinational Clientele: The firm has served clients from the UK, USA, China, India, South Korea, Japan, France, and more—demonstrating its ability to manage high-stakes, multinational legal matters.

c. End-to-End Project Support: From feasibility and investment to construction and energy sales, Bhandari Law provides legal support at every stage of a energy project’s lifecycle.

d. Trusted Government Liaison: The firm’s longstanding reputation ensures smooth coordination with government agencies like the DoED, Investment Board Nepal (IBN), and the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport.

 

Bhandari Law, with headquarters in Kathmandu, has expanded its offerings to Pokhara, Biratnagar, Butwal, Nepalgunj, Janakpur, and Birgunj. To help cross-border investments and joint ventures in hydropower, the company also keeps close international relationships with legal firms and clients in Asia, Europe, and North America.

 

Among other things, their worldwide presence consists in legal representation in projects supported by investors from Singapore, UAE, South Africa, Belgium, Sweden, China, and Mauritius as well as in partnerships. Furthermore experienced team members have worked with top ranking international law firms as Linklaters, Backer and MCkenzie, DLA Piper, Landing Law, Clifford Chance, Zhong Lun Law Firm. Globally, the company works with law firms and clients, therefore enabling cross-border trade and infrastructure sector investments in Nepal.

 

 

 

Bhandari Law has top-tier legal expertise in Nepal's infrastructure sector, offers unparalleled experience and a commitment to excellence.

 

Contacts :

Phone Number: +977 9808811027, +977 9849964619 (also available in what’s app and viber)

Email: info@lawbhandari.com

Location: Park Ln Road, Buddhanagar-10, Kathmandu, Nepal.