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Head of real estate and projects at Stephenson Harwood, Rebecca Carter, co-heads the London power team alongside decarbonisation specialist, national head and ‘highly dependable advisor’ Jonathan Cripps, and offshore energy expert and national head Max Lemanski. The practice is noted as being ’exemplary in their dedication, enthusiasm, and professionalism’. Cathal Leigh-Doyle, noted as a ‘strong negotiator’, was promoted to partnership in May 2023 and has impressive experience in offshore energy disputes.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Stephenson Harwood has provided a first-class service in our complex project. The team has been exemplary in their dedication, enthusiasm, and professionalism.’

  • Rebecca Carter and associates Richard Pike, Phil Harris and Jenna Plush have provided an outstanding all-round service. Their knowledge, commitment and responsiveness has made them stand out from other firms in this sector.’

  • ‘Stephenson Harwood are unique in the green hydrogen space. They are well-positioned to do first-of-a-kind hydrogen contract, backed by a strong projects and energy practice. They have a strong understanding of the commercial challenges facing the UK hydrogen market and are proactive at addressing them.'

  • 'The team offers added value through their UK hydrogen market quarterly updates and publications on government initiatives.’

  • ‘Cathal Leigh-Doyle has a comprehensive understanding of the commercial challenges and opportunities facing the UK hydrogen market.'

  • 'Jonathan Cripps is an experienced, knowledgeable, and highly dependable advisor with the ability to solve complicated issues in the hydrogen sector.’

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners

Cathal  Leigh-Doyle

Cathal Leigh-Doyle

Stephenson Harwood

An international dispute resolution lawyer with a broad range of contentious experience especially within the energy and natural resources sectors. Cathal advises a range of industry leaders on disputes in the English courts and international arbitration. Cathal also frequently assists clients on non-contentious matters in relation to negotiating and drafting contractual documentation on high value, international and complicated projects. With a strong international perspective, Cathal acts for clients in disputes before the English courts as well as in international arbitrations. Cathal assists large corporate clients across a broad range of contentious situations, in both a representative and advisory capacity, from internal investigations through to formal court or arbitral proceedings. He also frequently carries out negotiations and mediations for his clients. Cathal is also routinely instructed on non-contentious projects where he is engaged by clients to assist in negotiating and drafting contracts, especially relating to decarbonisation, renewable energy, construction and maritime projects. Cathal has worked with clients from a variety of sectors including renewable energy (wind, hydrogen and solar), tech, marine, O&G, financial services and retail sectors. While qualified and practicing in England and Wales, Cathal is triple jurisdiction qualified being also qualified to practise law in New York and Ireland. Cathal frequently speaks on legal issues at events and is also a guest law lecturer at Swansea University on its Oil, Gas and Renewable Energy LLM.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Rebecca Carter, Jonathan Cripps, Max Lemanski

Other key lawyers

Cathal Leigh-Doyle, Richard Pike, Phil Harris, Jenna Plush