United Kingdom - Scotland • Projects, energy and natural resources

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Energy (excluding oil and gas)

Addleshaw Goddard

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Operating ‘at the forefront of developing energy markets’, Addleshaw Goddard continues to handle an abundance of complex and multi-jurisdictional energy projects, with a significant increase in both contentious and non-contentious mandates related to renewables such as offshore wind, hydrogen, energy from waste (EFW) and energy storage. Leading the finance and projects division, as well as the firm’s Scotland office since December 2022, Alan Shanks focuses on the sale, purchase and financing of operational projects across all generating and developing technologies. Sarah Baillie co-heads the global power offering and Scotland’s planning and infrastructure consenting team, advising clients on electricity and gas transmission assets, both onshore and offshore. David McEwing is adept when it comes to the corporate aspects of cross-border energy deals, while real estate expert Nick Taylor focuses on project development in the energy sector.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘They offer industry knowledge and are at the forefront of developing energy markets.’

  • ‘The team's greatest strength is problem solving within a tight timescale.'

  • 'They are responsive and give comfort that the issue is under control and will be resolved in the required time.’

  • ‘Sarah Baillie is very responsive and gives confidence that everything is under control.’

  • ‘They also work their relationships with other law firms where possible to get matters resolved as quickly as possible.’

  • 'The Addleshaw Goddard team are very responsive, offering excellent and innovative advice in a difficult and fast-paced environment.'

  • 'The legal expertise, experience and in-depth knowledge of energy projects from consenting to construction disputes is excellent across the board.'

  • 'They successfully combine technical legal expertise with astute commerciality. The practices have a culture of collaborative working both internally and with clients to get the job done.'

Key clients

  • SSE Renewables
  • SGN plc
  • SSEN Transmission plc
  • Flotation Energy
  • Drax plc
  • Barclays Bank plc, Banco Santander S.A. London Branch, Royal Bank of Canada and Lloyds Bank plc
  • Alcemi Storage Developments UK Limited
  • Red Rock Power
  • INEOS
  • Foresight Group Holdings Limited
  • Peel Group
  • ERG
  • ENGIE
  • Gravis Capital
  • EQUANS

Work highlights

  • Advising SSE Renewables on some of the world's largest Off-Shore Wind Farms including Seagreen (1,075 MW) and one of the world’s largest floating offshore wind farms off the east coast of Scotland, Ossian (3.6GW).
  • Advising Alcemi Storage Developments on 4GW of one of Europe's largest commercial Battery Energy Storage Systems (£multi billion).
  • Advising SGN plc on its plans that will see clean hydrogen gas produced and transmitted across Scotland and England, including a world-first green hydrogen heating network at H100 in Fife, which is a project of national significance and a ground-breaking innovation project.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Alan Shanks

Addleshaw Goddard

Alan is head of the Finance and Projects division in Scotland. He is a banking partner specialising in advising clients on financing in the energy sector, including oilfield services, renewable energy, shipping and related services. Alan acts for a number of major companies and financial institutions in the UK and internationally, with particular experience in MENA and Caspian transactions. Alan was a central figure in the establishment of the firm’s Aberdeen office. He previously led HBJ Gateley's Dubai office.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Alan Shanks, David McEwing, Sarah Baillie

Other key lawyers

Nick Taylor

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