Baker McKenzie LLP

Energy and Infrastructure

Matthew Martin is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Energy & Infrastructure Group. Matt advises clients on the development and construction of energy, mining, infrastructure and other construction projects. He has advised on projects sited all around the world, with particularly strong experience across the US, the UK, the Gulf and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Matt has been recognized in Law 360's Top Attorney's Under 40 (US) and by Legal 500 (UK) as a lawyer who is "hands on [and] . . . into the legal detail," with "a deep commercial understanding of projects." He has practiced from the Firm's Chicago and London offices, and has also spent time in the Toronto, Mexico City and Moscow offices. Matt is admitted in New York, Illinois and England and Wales. Matt is a member of Baker McKenzie's Africa Steering Committee.

Matt is experienced advising developers, owners, lenders and contractors on large-scale construction projects. These include green hydrogen, ammonia and other decarbonization, renewables and storage projects as part of energy transition, conventional power projects, mining projects, process plants and industrial developments, ports and infrastructure (including on a PPP basis), data centers, automation facilities and commercial warehousing, healthcare and labs, hotels and hospitality, and large-scale mixed-use developments.

Matt advises clients through the full life cycle of projects, including initial structuring to achieve commercial and financing objectives, and often on a project finance basis. He has extensive experience drafting and negotiating EPC, EPCM, consulting, construction, equipment supply, O&M and LTSA contracts, and also advises on other commercial contracts that support the development and financing of projects.

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Law Society of England & Wales - Member