The power practice at DLA Piper is headed up by the knowledgeable and experienced’ Natasha Luther-Jones, who works from the firm’s Leeds and London offices, and UK head of energy and natural resources James Carter. The team handles matters at both national and international level, advising on factors including corporate PPAs, renewables and on the sales and acquisitions of high-value, large-scale power projects. International financings, sales and acquisitions are Iain Elder‘s area of specialism. Karim Maalioun joined from FASKEN in July 2022, whilst Titus Edjua joined from Clifford Chance LLP in September 2022; both have expertise working on the project development and finance aspects of energy and natural resources-related projects in emerging markets. Electricity and heat regulation-focused legal director Aditi Tulpule joined from an in-house position in February 2023, whilst special counsel Jeremy MacIver departed to an in-house role in January 2023. Charlotte Eliades is an associate to note.
Testimonials
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‘The team is knowledgeable, well-connected, client-oriented and very pragmatic.’
‘Andreas Gunst is simply an authority in the field of environmental commodities.’
Key clients
- Hennes & Mauritz (H&M)
- National Grid
Work highlights
- Advised on the sale of a 519MW portfolio of solar PV projects and 70 MW of co-located energy storage capacity to Scottish Power Renewables (UK) Limited.
- Advising Shell on its $1.9bn of Nature Energy Biogas, a Denmark-based producer of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) from agricultural, industrial and household wastes.