Energy, project finance and PFI

Specialist in renewable, Net Zero and environmental projects. Covers areas such as wind, solar, hydrogen, wave and tidal, low carbon transport, biomass, energy storage and biofuels. On environment, covers all aspects of regulation particularly contaminated land and environmental enforcement.

Partner, head of Nuclear Law unit; advises on all aspects of nuclear energy projects with particular expertise in nuclear law. Head of Projects Department.

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Partner specialising in projects and commercial contracts. Having previously worked in private practice in Hong Kong and Singapore, and as an in-house legal adviser in the oil and gas industry, Keith has wide-ranging experience of projects, project finance and commercial contracts in the UK and overseas, primarily in the defence, transport, infrastructure and energy sectors. Key clients include the Ministry of Defence, Ascent Flight Training and Lockheed Martin.

Advises on planning, highways and compulsory purchase. Particular experience in transport, regeneration, energy and waste. Market leading NSIP experience, advising on numerous projects throughout the process, into construction and operation.

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Partner specialising in infrastructure projects and general commercial law. Mark acts for both the public sector and private sector. He is lead adviser for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in relation to the £31bn Dreadnought Programme and the £2bn AWACs aircraft procurement. He acted for MoD on the £10bn Astute Programme and the £4.5bn Skynet 5 satellite system. Mark acted for the Department for Transport and MoD in connection with its £6bn Search and Rescue Helicopter programme. Mark also acted for the UAE Armed Forces on its procurement of a multibillion-dollar military satellite system as well as multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects in the KSA for a European based defence company. Mark also led the team advising the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on their multi-billion pound Dounreay and Magnox civil nuclear reactor decommissioning programmes.

Ian is head of our projects, infrastructure and construction team.   He specialises in transactional legal aspects of major national and international projects, their procurement, construction, delivery and operation, as well as their funding, sale and refinancing, supporting you at all stages of the lifecycle of a constructed asset.  Prior to joining Foot Anstey, Ian was a partner at an international law firm and based in the City of London, where he headed up a team working on some of the UK’s largest construction, infrastructure and energy projects. With his extensive experience/expertise, Ian can provide you with strategic, commercially-astute advice on your contracting structures, finance and procurement methodology and can also support you on contract drafting and in negotiations, ensuring successful delivery of your projects and giving you the experience of having an expert not just advising you, but being a part of your team. Ian has over 35 years’ industry experience, including senior management and technical experience outside of the legal sector as a quantity surveyor and a contracts manager.  Driven by this strong, industry-based operational understanding of contracting and delivery issues and a thorough understanding of the challenges that high-value, technically complex, long-term projects might present you with, Ian can listen to you and understand the issues you face and help you put those issues in the context of your legal and contractual responsibilities.  Because Ian knows that the first step towards managing your risk is for you to understand it. Ian is proud to have been part of the team that was a finalist in the categories of Leadership and Pioneer at the 2018 British Renewable Energy Awards. He is also an externally recognised expert in his subject area, having spoken at conferences held by the European Construction Institute and by the Engineering & Construction Risk Institute, as well as at events organised by other industry professional bodies, such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Carl is a Partner and Head of our Construction & Infrastructure team

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