Jason Fox > Bracewell (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Led by energy finance specialist Jason Fox, Bracewell (UK) LLP‘s energy team assists clients with a range of renewable energy and sustainability matters, including wind, solar, battery storage, and carbon capture. Gordon Stewart is a key contact for acquisitions, joint development arrangements, and the financing of renewable assets. Tom Jamieson is recognised for his expertise in project development and finance in the energy sector, particularly focusing on energy transition and low carbon projects. Oliver Irwin is noted for his recent work in wind and battery energy storage.

Bracewell (UK) LLP acts for oil and gas majors on energy transition matters, in addition to international arbitration and litigation relating to energy projects. Practice head Jason Fox has 35 years of experience as an energy finance lawyer and focuses on upstream oil and gas deals. Other key practitioners include Olivia Caddy, whose multi-jurisdictional focus secures her a workload of upstream debt financings from across the globe, Adam Blythe, who handles upstream, midstream and downstream M&A and project developments, particularly in Africa, and John Gilbert, who is well versed in handling arbitration and litigation. Mark Hunting is another key contact in the group.

Bracewell (UK) LLP is entirely focused on energy-related financings and is thereby able to provide a very focused offering to both lenders and borrowers across the full scope of financings in the space, including in the context of project and acquisition finance. ‘Commercially minded’ team head Jason Fox is ‘best in class’ for upstream oil and gas work and is one of the most prominent lawyers in the market for reserve-based lending matters. Olivia Caddy also excels at handling reserve-based lending and is particularly adept at handling work in Francophone Africa. The firm has successfully adapted to meet its clients’ needs and now manages a significant number of renewable energy mandates.

Energy and natural resources are the principal focus of Bracewell (UK) LLP, where the emerging markets group is ‘technically very good, always available and easy to work with‘. Lead partner Jason Fox is currently acting for the senior lenders in the financing of a proposed acquisition involving major hydrocarbon interests in Nigeria, alongside Oliver Irwin, who advises lenders and sponsors on cross-border projects across a broad range of industries. Transactional lawyer Eimear Murphy, who focuses on upstream oil and gas financing, is among the firm’s many talented practitioners, as is newly promoted corporate partner Nicholas Neuberger, who frequently advises on energy transition projects. Olivia Caddy and Tom Jamieson also have significant project development and finance experience in the energy sector. For Adam Blythe, upstream, midstream, and downstream M&A, and project development are the main areas of activity. Solicitor advocate John Gilbert focuses on litigation and arbitration.

Bracewell (UK) LLP is highly experienced in large-scale energy and infrastructure projects in the MENA region, most notably pioneering energy transition, renewables, utilities, and soft infrastructure ventures in the Gulf. Practice head Jason Fox is chiefly noted for his finance work in the upstream oil and gas sector. Project finance head Oliver Irwin is regarded as a ‘top project finance expert’ who advises a wealth of multilateral and export credit agencies and financial institutions on multi-sourced financings for large-scale energy and infrastructure projects, particularly in the Middle East. Tom Jamieson presides over low-carbon and energy transition ventures in the MENA region, including consequential soft infrastructure PPPs, transport infrastructure, and carbon capture and sequestration mandates. Ro Lazarovitch has a broad practice that covers energy, infrastructure and mining assets and is regularly instructed by sponsors, developers and lenders, while Gordon Stewart often works with PE outfits and corporates on both acquisitions and financings.