Simmons & Simmons

Joanne is Of Counsel in the Energy, Natural Resources & Infrastructure group in London. She has extensive experience in the development, structuring and financing of energy and infrastructure projects worldwide, many of which are ‘first of a kind’ projects.

Joanne advises clients from all around the world on the development and financing of projects across all types of energy, resources and infrastructure, working with commercial banks, multilateral institutions, corporate sponsors and governments.

Joanne has deep experience in a wide range of sectors, geographies and situations which allow her to provide clients with solutions-based and commercially robust advice which is suitable for the jurisdictions involved. Joanne advises clients on their most complex and challenging projects, in a wide range of countries.

Joanne’s recent experience includes green and conventional power, having worked on power projects including hydroelectric, wind, solar, biomass and gas, as well as infrastructure and new technologies such as hydrogen.

Joanne specialises in project finance work in emerging markets and has led teams advising on deals across Africa, as well as in central Asia, the middle east and Eastern Europe.

Although based in London, Joanne regularly advises international clients including commercial banks, development finance institutions and multilaterals such as the World Bank Group. Joanne is regularly appointed to advise governments on first-in-country deals where structuring and risk allocation are crucial.

Joanne is a key member of our team, providing top quality service to clients. Our sector specialists deliver expert support on some of the most complex energy transition and decarbonisation projects (including CCUS), renewables and power projects, world-class mining projects, large-scale oil and gas projects and first-of-a-kind infrastructure projects.