Expertise
Raj is a Managing Associate in the Infrastructure, Projects and Energy team and has experience of providing commercial advice to a range of clients in the public and private sectors in a variety of regulated sectors, including water, healthcare, transport, and local government.
Before training at Addleshaw Goddard, Raj was a practising Pharmacist for many years in primary care. As part of her practice, Raj uses her knowledge of the healthcare sector to best deliver for clients looking to prioritise patient care and outcomes.
Recent experience includes advising:
- United Utilities on the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP), its £3bn project using Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC), a new model of project finance for the water sector. This novel and complex pathfinder project was the first of its kind.
- Southern Water on the Water for Life Hampshire, its £1bn+ water transfer and treatment DPC project (as well as other water companies on their DPC schemes).
- Newcastle NHS Foundation Trust (and various other Trusts) on their outsourcing of outpatient pharmacy services to third party providers.
- A North West local authority in relation to a refinancing of its schools PFI scheme, the proposed academisation of five PFI schools and on a historic investment it made into two SPVs associated with two of its PFI schemes using grant monies.
- Superdrug on various commercial and pharmacy specific matters, including providing regulatory and contractual advice on various projects and transactions.
- A 'big 4' supermarket chain on a new online doctor and prescription service.
- A high street provider of optical services on risk mapping associated with new pricing proposals.
