The team at Gide Loyrette Nouel LLP is led by Colin Graham; he has expertise in corporate, commercial and M&A work in power. An example of the cohort’s abilities in alternative energy, it its advising EDF on large-scale nuclear projects. Counsel Matteo Matteucci has particular experience working on cross-border M&A transactions in energy and natural resources-related M&A transactions.

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Key clients

  • Delta Offshore Energy
  • Éléctricité de France (EDF)
  • Powerchina Huadong Engineering Corporation
  • China Railway 18th Bureau Group Company Limited
  • TotalEnergies

Work highlights

  • Advising EDF, the contractor, on the design of a generation III nuclear reactor in Sizewell, Suffolk, England. The value of the project is estimated to be over £20bn and will provide electricity to approx. 6m.
  • Advising Delta Offshore Energy on the development of a 3200MW gas-to-power project in Vietnam to be supplied by an integrated LNG import project.
  • Advising a consortium formed by Powerchina and China Railway in two arbitration procedures against VSH, executed between our client and the counterparty.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Colin Graham

Other key lawyers

Matteo Matteuicci