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Clare King

Work Department
Energy
Position
Clare is an energy lawyer with over a decade of experience in the sector. She specialises in clean energy projects and sustainability, focussing on commercial, regulatory and transactional work. She acts for developers, equity and debt investors, joint venture partners, ESCOs, energy consumers, aggregators and suppliers, supporting clients in asset evaluation, structuring, due diligence, project management, contract development and deal execution.
Clare has a Natural Sciences degree from Durham University as well as a Law degree from Cambridge University. She trained at Hogan Lovells and worked in their Energy & Infrastructure team for five years post-qualification, following which she was a senior member of the Energy Projects team at Osborne Clarke before joining Freeths in September 2018.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
Freeths LLP‘s clean energy, waste, and sustainability team is led by Clare King, a specialist in clean energy projects. The firm regularly advises clients on a diverse array of clean and smart energy technologies, including wind, batteries, solar photovoltaics (PV), energy-from-waste, and green hydrogen. In January 2024, the team welcomed Deborah Harvey from Osborne Clarke LLP, enhancing its capabilities in contractual, regulatory, and transactional matters. Liam O’Flynn also brings significant expertise in battery storage and other renewable and clean tech projects.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Local government
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Dispute resolution > Mediators
- Transport > Rail
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Court of protection
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Private client > Family
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Immigration
- Real estate > Property finance