Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP‘s energy and utilities team works closely with the firm’s corporate and commercial capabilities to advise on the full spectrum of energy issues, including carbon capture, wind, waste, and energy infrastructure matters. The department is led by Peter Snaith, who splits his time between the firm’s Newcastle and Teesside offices. Snaith has extensive experience advising on large infrastructure projects and manufacturing issues and has a particular emphasis on decarbonisation issues; Sarah Daun is another key contact here. Michael Brown is the primary name for finance and investment work, while David Ridley ably assists on corporate transactional matters.
Testimonials
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‘The WBD team has the ability to take a legally complex technical project which involves very technical people on the client side and break down the legal details into narratives which can be well understood and digested.’
‘Highly professional, multi disciplined team who can support across a wide range of issues. Single point of contact to funnel queries whilst maintain broad services levels.’
‘Excellent rapport with the various teams at WBD. Whilst being professional there is genuine engagement on the issues and how to address them to ensure positive outcomes.'
‘Michael Brown is able to effectively act for a developer almost independently to ensure that the agreements we have in place, are bankable & achievable. We have faced challenging lawyers, landowners & agreements but Michael is able to clearly & efficiently explain to both parties the challenges with particular points and normally can find a suitable middle ground for both parties to ensure a quick resolution.'
'David Ridley is highly practical and able to navigate us through the challenges of getting an agreement in place.’
Work highlights
- Advised SeAH Wind on a number of deals to supply turbine foundations to developers.
- Provided Envision with advice on a number of energy related matters linked with the construction of a Gigafactory for the manufacture of batteries.
- Advised the shareholders of Enappsys Ltd, an energy focused data and analytics provider headquartered in Stockton, on the disposal of Enappsys Ltd to Montel AS, a Norwegian entity backed by The Riverside Group.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Peter Snaith