Our International Energy & Utilities Group acts for a large number of companies, funds, financial institutions and governments, involved in the energy and utilities sector.
Energy and utility markets around the world have felt the full force of privatisation, liberalisation, deregulation and new regulation and globalisation in recent times – leading participants first to expand, and then to consolidate, as investment costs have spiralled and competition has intensified.
Our involvement in these sectors is longstanding and broad-based. It covers electricity generation, energy trading, electricity transmission and gas transportation, electricity and gas distribution and supply, water and sewerage, renewable energy, cleantech and climate change, and upstream oil and gas.
Our practice is driven by a genuine understanding of key business technology and processes, and is particularly strong in energy regulation, major projects, corporate finance, emissions trading, environmental and dispute resolution.
We provide a full range of corporate, commercial, finance, IP, regulatory and competition advice from our offices across Europe and Asia; drawing on market-leading expertise in procurement, outsourcing, anti-trust, technology, intellectual property and IT.
We have developed a strong reputation for our work in the Cleantech and Renewables sector. Our advice has included: financing wind and solar plants, carbon credits, emissions trading schemes and other support/market mechanisms, unbundling of European energy supplies, and protection and exploitation of IP assets.
Contact: Christian Luthman