‘An exceptionally skilled team made of professionals delivering outstanding performance and wide industry coverage’, Simmons & Simmons is well-versed in domestic and international energy and infrastructure projects, including PPPs. UK energy head Iain Duncan is highly regarded for his mining and minerals expertise. Juliet Reingold is the key figure in the practice for PPP advice, while the ’highly experienced’ Andrew Petry is praised for his ‘wide coverage and impeccable skills’ concerning conventional and renewable energy sources, as well as digital and transport infrastructure. Patrick Wallace draws on over thirty-years of experience advising a wide range of clients on project finance and development issues, while Adam Cooper chiefly focuses on international energy projects from a finance and development angle. Samuel Chapman is a crucial supporting presence on a number of mandates. Serra Tar left the firm to join Kirkland & Ellis International LLP in June 2023.
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‘An exceptionally skilled team made of professionals delivering outstanding performance and wide industry coverage.'
‘Andrew Petry is a very experienced partner with wide coverage and impeccable skills; very client friendly approach.'
‘Strong projects and infrastructure team which is able to draw on a wide range of experience within the firm to offer a holistic service - for example, bringing in state aid and IP partners from other offices to assist on these areas of our project.'
‘Juliet Reingold is an exceptional energy infrastructure projects lawyer with a huge amount of experience working with government clients in particular. She is consummately professional, constructive and patient when dealing with difficult counterparties, and really goes above and beyond for her clients. We found her immensely helpful on negotiation strategy.’
'Approachable, proactive, commercial, collaborative and solutions-led advisers.’
‘Andrew Petry has an impressive depth of experience across the sector. Particularly apt at thinking 'outside of the box' to identify the 'blocking' issues and how best to navigate these whilst remaining sensitive to each party's motivations.’
‘Andrew Petry is always swiftly available with strong solutions to complex issues.'
‘Simmons & Simmons have advised on a complex series of issues. I have appreciated their advice, with a team spanning disciplines in aircraft finance, regulation, employment law, and general commercial contracts.'
Key clients
- Ministry of Defence
- The Department for Business & Trade
- Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD
- Stone City Energy
- Gate terminal B.V.
- Macquarie Corporate Holdings Belgium
- Mantoverde S.A.
- Terrafame
- Umm Al Houl
- Digital Centres for Data and Communications
- All Luxury Suites Group SA
- Orion Resource Partners
- Government of Kenya, State Department for Petroleum and Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority
Work highlights
- Advising the Ministry of Defence in preparation for the upcoming expiry of a PFI which currently provides the UK’s MOD the service of four specialised vessels and crew to deliver military vehicles and other equipment around the world, expiring on 31st December 2024.
- Advising Center3, and Sponsors, including the Greek Telecommunication Telephony Satellite Applications (TTSA) and The Public Power Corporation of Greece (PPC), as international counsel in relation to all aspects of its joint venture project for the construction and financing of a new submarine and terrestrial data cable system linking Asia to Europe through Singapore, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the Occupied Territory, Cyprus, Greece, Italy and other locations.
- Advising Stone City Energy, a Dutch special purpose company operating in the fields of electricity generation and distribution, on the negotiation of the power purchase agreement and investment agreement with the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade.
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Iain Duncan