England - London • Projects, energy and natural resources
Known as a ‘very strong team with superb communication and commercial advice’, Slaughter and May handles large-scale transactions and projects arising out of the oil & gas sectors and remains particularly strong on corporate M&A matters. Hywel Davies leads the team, with his practice emphasising both public and private M&A, and joint ventures in the sector. Project finance expert Steven Galbraith is another important point of contact.
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‘Slaughter & May have unmatched experience on M&A, corporate and financing matters relevant to mining companies. They have advised us on mining matters over the last two decades and have been nothing short of excellent. They have smart people who delivery commercially focused solutions.’
‘Alex Dustan is exceptionally smart and provides great service.’
‘Excellent awareness of the sector, great legal and commercial knowledge. Able to anticipate and pre-empt complex challenges. Good practical solutions adopted, with very pragmatic approach.’
‘Hywel Davies. First class lawyer.’
‘The strength of the team is their ability to see and understand the broader commercial framework and requirements such that the advice they provide is appropriate and covers all the different aspects of the work. The team also have seamless access to other practices within Slaughter and May such that other specific legal or commercial points can be quickly addressed.’
‘We have worked closely with Hywel Davies the senior partner in the practice and he has shown the breadth of both legal knowledge and corporate requirements set against his wider understanding of the commercial and economic demands. He has been supported by Oliver Moir.’
‘Very strong team, with superb communication and commercial advice. Level of professionalism exhibited by all lawyers we have dealt with at S&M is second to none. Easy advisor to work with and can get on with work scopes involved whilst maintaining focus on commerciality and service to client. On the more expensive end of the scale for legal advice, but we have seen that you get what you pay for and cannot fault them on any of the projects we have worked on together, on the contrary they have significantly assisted in certain projects, so it is a worthwhile investment.’
‘Oly Moir has incredible attention to detail for a partner and a very hands-on attitude. Capable of knowing the detail and also re-focusing on the key commercial requirements to assess the impact of potential issues. Very organised and excellent communication. Hywel Davies - superb industry and public markets knowledge.'
Leading individuals
Partner; Hywel has advised on a wide range of corporate and commercial transactions. He has particular experience in public and private M&A, joint ventures and equity financings as well as infrastructure, energy and natural resources matters.
Next Generation Partners
Partner; Oly is a member of our infrastructure, energy and natural resources practice and our real estate practice. He has wide-ranging experience in the acquisition, disposal and development of all real assets. He has a particular focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors, including large-scale projects, M&A and commercial matters across the value chain. He is a member of the firm’s steering committees for the energy and infrastructure and the commercial contracts streams.
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Hywel Davies