Mark Richards > Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner > London, England > Lawyer Profile

The team at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is well-equipped to advise its clients on key transactions, including those involving new technologies such as nuclear fusion, hydrogen and carbon capture. It also advises on the sale and acquisition of large-scale renewable energy projects, such as onshore wind farms and battery storage facilities predominantly in the UK and Europe. The team is co-headed by Mark Richards and ‘genuine world-class individual’ and sustainability specialist Kiran Arora. Helen Miller is an associate to note.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is known in the space for its broad expertise across M&A, equity finance and mining debt finance. The team frequently represents major public mining companies, large-scale mining funds and other major industry players on major mandates, alongside representing governments on mining agreements. Mark Richards leads the team.

A popular choice for  international banks, funds and financial institutions, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner‘s cross disciplinary team brings its experience to bear on a number of major projects and transactions, with significant experience in broadband infrastructure deals and transport infrastructure. The team has a wide exposure to a variety of renewable asset transactions. Practice head Mark Richards is widely recognised as the main driver behind the practice’s project finance offering while Jinal Shah fronts the group’s M&A and capital markets work. Shah has extensive experience pertaining to digital infrastructure and renewable energy assets, routinely working alongside Marie Johnson who finds herself acting on numerous infrastructure transactions, restructurings and joint ventures.

Active on mandates ranging from digital infrastructure financings to utility developments and civil engineering matters, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner continues to be a major player in the market, with a strong bench of practitioners providing counsel to a wealth of domestic and international clients. The group has an impressive track record advising on funding deals to accelerate programme rolls outs, as well as complex refinancings of PFI projects. Practice head Mark Richards shows prolific activity across the board, especially in new transport deals. Barry Gross leads data centre mandates globally, and is well-positioned to lend experienced knowledge and expertise to a number of sponsors and lenders, while Christian Drage is chiefly recognised for his work on urban regeneration projects, with significant familiarity with the regulatory and delivery piece. Further individuals to note are Alexander Hadrill, who is a go-to in the team for debt-related transactions, and Hansy Shore, who has strong cross-border experience and acts for a range of clients including governmental bodies.