Energy

Our lawyers have substantial experience with different forms of energy, utilities and infrastructure projects and have a proven track record of energy projects not only in Europe but around the world.

Accordingly, our lawyers often work across multiple advisory teams such as corporate, intellectual property and project finance in advising and undertaking transactional energy work.

In the traditional oil & gas sector, we have worked on projects from all segments of the sector – upstream, midstream & infrastructure, as well as downstream projects.

• Construction
• Corporate arrangements – joint ventures / M&A / buy-outs
• Development agreements
• Energy disputes
• Energy regulation
• Intellectual property – protection & defence
• Operational support
• Planning and environmental consents for energy projects
• Power purchase (including power purchase and grid connection agreements)
• Project finance – sponsors / capital markets / institutional investors &
  financiers
• Site assembly of energy projects

Project Finance

In particular, we are well versed in assisting clients with obtaining Project Finance – whether Project Finance arises from individual, or corporate investors, to capital markets institutional backers and such as the European Investment Bank.

The energy sector spans commercial energy contracts and disputes, energy regulation, licence conditions, renewables, infrastructure and the planning process, including: development consent orders, local content rules, and regulatory enforcement / energy investigations.

Our goal is to help our clients with the most important issues they face and to achieve success in the most exciting opportunities available to them.

Increasing focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) value is transforming the oil and gas industry.

As fossil fuels continue to play an essential role in the world's energy supply, we are here to assist in overcoming the complex problems of this huge decarbonization transition, paving the way for a greener future.

We can assist you with navigating not only European ESG rules, but also different jurisdiction’s ESG regulations, ensuring that projects comply with applicable ESG regulations and with advising and drafting ESG policies to ensure ESG governance – whether internal to your company and project or external for partners and contractors to adhere to.