Foot Anstey

Projects, Infrastructure & Construction | Commercial | Public Sector

Mark leads our Commercial Energy practice at Foot Anstey within our wider Energy, Projects, Infrastructure and Construction team. He specialises in advising on the legal aspects of delivering commercial projects for clients, with particular expertise in relation to clean energy projects.

Mark’s expertise extends to solar and wind (both on-shore and off-shore), district heat networks, battery storage projects, nuclear development including new nuclear build and small modular reactors, EVs, energy from waste, carbon capture, geothermal energy and green hydrogen.

Mark helps his clients to develop commercially-driven strategies for successful project delivery, agree appropriate contracting models, navigate procurement processes (often within regulated environments) and draft, negotiate and implement project agreements which contain suitable contract terms, incentivisation mechanisms and payment models. He also supports his clients to manage their contracts during delivery and operational phases by helping them to understand and resolve any contractual or operational issues that can often arise.

Having undertaken a number of client secondments during his career, Mark has first-hand experience of the challenges that businesses can often face. Mark draws on this experience to help him deliver his advice in a commercial context.