James Stanier
Gowling WLGRegularly collaborating with the Dubai team on international work, Gowling WLG provides comprehensive advisory services in the power sector. The team assists a wide spectrum of energy market participants with various electricity and nuclear power-related transactions, including electricity generation and grid-stability projects, regulatory advice, and nuclear power station decommissioning. Key team members include Gareth Baker, who specialises in M&A and project development; Helen Emmerson, who focuses on energy generation facilities, grid connection requirements, and regulatory advice; John Cooper, a public and regulatory law specialist; Jonathan Brufal, who primarily handles international project development from the London and Dubai offices; UK electricity expert Gus Wood and project finance specialist Nath Curtis. Other key contacts include James Stanier, who focuses on complex commercial and regulatory matters in the electricity sector, and Paul Green, a construction and engineering specialist with a focus on major infrastructure and energy generation projects.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team has an exceptional level of insight across the full breadth of energy issues. The partners have an exceptionally constructive and collaborative style to progressing and completing negotiations. They bring sound commercial insights.'
- 'Gus Wood is an invariably positive, progressive and active adviser. He is an exemplar of positive legal counsel with broad and deep commercially-informed advice. He and his team deliver positive commercial solutions faster and collaboratively.'
- 'James Stanier delivers commercially-informed and technically sound legal answers and agreements in a collaborative and positive style.'
- 'The Gowling team has a strong presence across the market. The team is proactive and great at getting to the core of the issues and getting deals done. Their commitment to clients really shines through.'
- 'Gareth Baker and Nath Curtis are both stand-out partners in the energy space, very knowledgeable about the sector and great at getting deals done.'
- 'Strong on electricity regulatory and commercial contracts.'
- 'Gus Wood knows energy regulation and commercial contracts.'
Key clients
- Brockwell Energy Limited
- Eelpower Limited
- Energy Storage Africa
- Greenage Power Limited
- Pacific Green Technologies
- Shore Capital
- J.P Morgan Cazenove
- Numis Securities Limited
- Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust plc
- Cadent Gas
- Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
- Island Green Power Limited
- Exagen Group Limited
- The Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation
Work highlights
- Advised TENT Holdings, a subsidiary of infrastructure debt fund Triple Point Energy Transition, on its fixed-rate portfolio construction financing for Field Energy's 110MW UK pipeline, with an initial total commitment of £45 million.
- Advised DESNZ on the development of a village-scale trial of hydrogen heating and cooking.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Green, Gareth Baker, John Cooper, Gus Wood, Helen Emmerson, Nath Curtis, Jonathan Brufal