Mr Alfred Weightman > Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP Offices
107 CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
EC2V 6DN
England
Mr Alfred Weightman

Work Department
Renewable Energy, Energy, Energy & Infrastructure, Responsible Business
Position
Partner
Career
Leveraging his extensive buy-side and developer experience, Alfred assists clients in negotiating market-leading power purchase agreements (PPAs) and helping clients navigate the energy transition.
Alfred represents major corporate purchasers and developers in negotiating renewable energy PPAs. His advice helps buy-side clients to reduce their energy costs and meet their clean energy targets. He also advises developers in securing long-term project revenues by structuring and negotiating bankable PPAs. His experience covers all major European jurisdictions, including Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy and the UK.
Alfred’s experience also extends to grid connection arrangements, energy storage, energy regulation and other energy transition matters.
Prior to joining Orrick, Alfred was a Senior Legal Director at a leading solar developer and, before that, was the EMEA Region Lead for Energy at Amazon Web Services, the world’s largest buyer of renewable energy. He also spent nearly a decade at an international law firm, assisting clients in meeting their net-zero climate targets.
Education
- Nottingham Law School, LL.B., First Class
- University of Leeds, B.A., with honors
Lawyer Rankings
London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP’s energy and infrastructure practice continues to attract a diverse client base due to its expertise in electricity and nuclear power matters, including complex M&A, joint ventures, regulatory issues, and disputes. Practice head Evan Stergoulis is recognised for his broad experience in financing and developing conventional power projects, while Albert Yu focuses on nuclear power sector financings and M&A transactions. Ravinder Sandhu handles complex energy transactions, especially transmissions, interconnectors, and energy island projects, and Simon Alsey is a key contact for M&A, joint ventures, project development, and commercial contracts. Further key contacts are Adam Smith for corporate and finance transactions and PPA expert Alfred Weightman. Craig Bruce is recommended for the development, regulation, and operation of power projects, including transmission links and disposals.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Finance > Securitisation
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Employers