England - London • Projects, energy and natural resources
Addleshaw Goddard
The ‘very capable team’ at Addleshaw Goddard has a strong reputation for its experience across a broad-range of related work. It consistently advises its significant client portfolio on various complex aspects of power, including project finance, construction, planning, environmental and real estate elements, as well as on regulatory instruments across the market. In addition to its advising on domestic work, the team has experience handling matters in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Rory Connor, who works from the London office, is described as ’hands-on, pragmatic and solutions-oriented’ and leads the team, with support from Leeds-based Richard Goodfellow and Glasgow-based Sarah Baillie. Matthew Williams bolstered the team in 2022 and is key to the offering, with focus on energy transition work for clients across a range of sectors. Marton Eorsi bolstered the team with his November 2022 arrival as partner from A&O Shearman.
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Testimonials
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‘The team has very good knowledge of the energy sector. Their advice to the client is well-balanced and gives proper solutions to the issues at hand.’
‘The team is very prompt in their responses and always ready to help on the issues raised.’
‘They are strong in their responsiveness and partner-level attention provision. They also possess good insight into the renewables market.’
‘The team really supports its clients throughout matters and in the structuring of transactions.’
‘Addleshaw Goddard has a very capable team with experience from our markets, a good understanding of stakeholders and of the business environment.’
‘Rory Connor is an excellent choice. He is hands-on, pragmatic and solutions-oriented - he is a very nice person to be around and work with.’
‘The team has supported us successfully with a number of different renewable energy-related projects over the last 12 months.’
‘The team is quick to understand issues and communicate them in a clear manner.’
Key clients
- British International Investment (BII)
- SGN
- SSE
- Utility Warehouse
- Norfund
- Octopus Energy
- Viridios
- Alcemi Storage Partners
- Flotation Energy Limited
- BP
- East London Waste Authority
- Berkley Energy
- Adjaristsqali Georgia LLC
- Alpiq AG
- Shell Energy Europe (Shell)
- WasteServ Malta
- East London Waste Authority
- Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
- Peel NRE Wind Farms Limited
- Vivergo Fuels Limited
- National Grid
- Greencoat Schroders
- Gravis Capital
- Drax Plc
Work highlights
- Advising on cross-border acquisitions and disposals, including the BII investment into the Klinchenberg Africa hydro platform.
- Advising on offshore wind joint-ventures, including SSE's offshore wind joint venture with Marubeni and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
- Advising on offshore power marketing and trading, an example being Viridios Group fundraising.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sarah Baillie, Rory Connor, Richard Goodfellow