ENERGY & UTILITIES
Helping you deliver a sustainable future
The industry is changing rapidly and we have built our team of energy lawyers across all of our legal disciplines and network of offices to anticipate these changes. We use our knowledge of the energy industry to provide focused and commercial advice. You can count on us for our professionalism, technical expertise, responsiveness, personal chemistry and problem solving.
We focus particularly on:
- Renewables
- Energy Management, including energy efficiency
- Energy Networks and Grids
- Energy Digitalisation
- Energy Storage, including electric transportation
- Nuclear
- Oil and Gas
- Mining and Minerals
- Hydrogen
In addition to our core strength in traditional energy, utilities and infrastructure, we have a deep rooted knowledge of technology and IP. We understand key business processes and work closely with industry bodies in order to influence and shape markets. We will help you to anticipate change, deliver solutions and implement strategies, as well as to protect your business and enhance its value. Moreover we are able to assist in risk assessments from a very early stage to avoid costly disputes. Where necessary, our disputes team is prepared to resolve any issues you may encounter.
If you'd like to know more about how we can help your business, please contact individuals listed below.
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Bird & Bird named most active clean energy M&A adviser
Our Energy & Utilities Group has been recognised by the Clean Energy Pipeline Legal League Tables 2024 for closing 172 M&A and PF clean energy deals globally in 2023 – the highest total of any law firm. This includes being the number 1 firm globally for M&A deals by volume in clean energy in the Clean Energy Pipeline Legal League Tables 2024 (for the 7th consecutive year).
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The High Court decides: Does a dispute resolution clause in a settlement agreement supersede an earlier inconsistent dispute resolution clause in a prior contract?
3 minutes Apr 10 2025
