Mayer Brown International LLP‘s projects and infrastructure practice regularly assists clients with a wide array of renewable energy transactions, including acquisitions, financing, and project development in wind, solar, and green hydrogen. Kirsti Massie, who chairs the team, draws praise for her extensive experience with renewable energy assets, advising sponsors, developers, governments, and financial institutions on all aspects of renewable energy project development. Litigation specialist Jonathan Stone is a key contact for high-value disputes involving onshore and offshore wind farms, as well as energy-from-waste projects.
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- 'Fantastic team staffed with technically excellent lawyers, very easy to reach and very supportive. The quality of work is high, and they have good commercial and market experience.'
- 'Kirsti Massie is an experienced practitioner. She has great market knowledge and is very responsive and supportive.'
Key clients
- Gemcorp Capital Management Limited
- Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Preem AB
- Republic of Gambia
- Sunfire GmBH
- The West African Power Pool (WAPP)
- Velocys plc
Work highlights
- Represented Sunfire, a global leader in the supply of industrial electrolysers, on part of its Series D capital raising to €195 million ($215 million), partnering with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Blue Earth Capital (Blue Earth).
- Advised Gemcorp Capital Management Limited (“Gemcorp”) on the establishment of the provision of funding to, Milele Energy Limited and its subsidiaries (“Milele Energy”)
- Advised the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on the project development of five green hydrogen projects with an aggregate capacity of 85 GW.
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Kirsti Massie