Today, our world and our future depend on reliable and economically produced energy, whether from traditional extraction, renewable generation or advanced technological development.

Companies involved must meet this critical demand through a focus on inventive business performance and continuous operational effort. We help enable this by providing structured corporate, commercial, legal and administration support across the energy sector.

We have extensive experience advising governments, sponsors, developers and suppliers, as well as the energy industry within the EU, UK, Africa and US.

Our experience enables us to advise clients from the very start of a project, from acquisition, financing, construction, regulation, commissioning to connecting to the grid.

The Energy Team is headed up by Geraldine Noel, a registered barrister in England, Wales, Ireland and Malta, whose interests span all forms of energy, corporate structuring and project finance.

We support emerging ventures in renewables, battery storage, battery charging, electric vehicles, energy-from-waste, hydrogen, carbon capture, data and alternative technologies.

The liberalisation of power-markets is a global trend that has resulted in increased competition and market complexity. While this leads to greater opportunities within the renewable sector, it also means an abundance of new legislation and regulations as regulators look to control new technologies.

Our lawyers have extensive experience in assisting companies involved in the invention of new technologies, from advising on regulatory aspects, to undertaking transactional work on behalf of such clients.

Our experience includes development, building, financing, M&A, sales and investment in a wide range of renewable energy and related projects.

These include energy storage facilities, utility-scale, distributed and domestic solar, onshore, offshore, floating wind turbines, biomass, and other technological advancements.

We provide advice on tax, as well as environmental, real estate, intellectual property, employment, dispute resolution and arbitration concerns.

Our services cover traditional oil and gas, as well as emerging renewable energy markets.

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

Our lawyers often work across multiple advisory teams, including corporate, intellectual property and project finance, to advise on, and undertake transactional energy work.

In the traditional oil and gas sector, we have worked on projects across all segments of the energy sector, including upstream, midstream, downstream and infrastructure.

Our energy sector expertise includes:

• Construction
• Corporate arrangement; joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and buy-outs
• Development agreements
• Energy disputes
• Energy regulation
• Intellectual property; protection and defence
• Operational support
• Planning and environmental consent for energy projects
• Power purchase (including grid connection agreements)
• Project finance
• Site assembly

We are particularly well versed in assisting clients with obtaining project finance, whether from individual or corporate investors, capital markets or institutional backers, such as the European Investment Bank.

The energy sector can be a minefield of commercial energy contracts and disputes, energy regulations, licence conditions, renewables, as well as infrastructure and the planning process. This includes development consent orders, local content rules and regulatory enforcement/energy investigations.

Our goal is to help our clients navigate the most important issues they face to achieve success through 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 the decarbonisation transition, paving the way for a greener future.

We can assist with navigating not only European ESG rules, but also ESG regulations in different jurisdictions, ensuring that all projects comply with the applicable regulations. We can also advise and draft ESG policies to ensure governance adherence, whether for your company and project, or for partners and contractors.