Projects & Energy Transition

State of transition

With a rising demand for energy, a global focus on climate change and sustainability, and drive towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the energy sector is facing one of the greatest industrial challenges as it transitions from fossil-based systems of energy production and consumption to renewable energy.

Experience across the energy sector

Operating in an evolving energy sector, we provide our clients with an end-to-end service that covers the full spectrum of the energy sector. We bring experience advising across all sources of energy generation, including wind (onshore and offshore), solar (photovoltaic, concentrated solar power and rooftop), pumped hydro, geothermal, biomass, biofuel, waste-to-energy and tidal, firming and storage technologies, including battery storage and smart meters. We also focus on new energy technologies, including hydrogen and carbon, such as carbon capture, usage and storage, carbon offset and trading.

With deep experience and a broad perspective, we support our clients across all aspects of their business, ranging from investments, financing, energy regulation, energy contracting (including offtake agreements and power purchase agreements), carbon offsetting, and project developments and infrastructure, to dispute resolution.

Operating at the heart of industry

Our expertise covers all aspects of transport and social infrastructure, whether our clients need to build a hospital, fund a new road or manage the governance of a railway.

Rounded perspective

Our in-depth knowledge of the industry and our history of working with governments, sponsors and financiers means we have a comprehensive and balanced view, and understand how projects work from all perspectives. We combine pragmatism with practical understanding, innovation and a rounded perspective to deliver complex projects.

Focus on regeneration projects

As cities continue to develop and evolve to maintain pace with consumer demand, there is a greater focus on major urban regeneration projects that combine practicality and function with sustainable development. Our expert team assists clients to develop and deliver these projects in high density environments, working closely to drive master developments in developed and emerging cities. 

Leveraging expertise across the globe

We focus on project objectives to develop a tailored approach to renewal strategies, leveraging off our digital technologies, infrastructure, telecommunications, transport, utilities, sustainability and energy teams to capture value for our clients.

Focus on all aspects of regulation

Our practitioners focus on all aspects of environmental and planning law for major infrastructure, resources and energy projects, including environmental assessment and approval strategies, permitting, investigations and compliance, due diligence and environmental risk management, contaminated sites, water, waste and advice and submissions on legislation and policy. We have skilled capability in emerging areas of environmental regulation such as clean energy, climate change and water trading.

Ensuring compliance and project objectives

With comprehensive front-end and back-end environmental and planning expertise, we have extensive experience in delivering solutions geared to help ensure compliance with legislation in a manner consistent with each client's corporate objectives.

Managing the transformation

With a sharper focus on sustainability and corporate responsibility, emerging technology and digitalisation, and an increasing need to decarbonise value chains, the mining and metals sector is undergoing a "once in a generation" transformation.

Experience across the mining and metals sector

We draw on our experience advising on the development and operation of mine sites and associated infrastructure to guide our clients as they align with a low carbon economy.

Our multi-disciplinary team draws on a deep well of experience that covers all types of commodities and across the lifecycle of their projects and transactions. We support our clients across the lifecycle of their projects and transactions in the mining and metals sector, ranging from exploration, investments, joint ventures, to financing and development, operations (including farm-in and offtake agreements), closure and decommissioning, and dispute resolution.

Our knowledge and experience mean we understand the issues our clients face and work as an integral part of each client's team to help deliver landmark projects across the energy, transport, and infrastructure sectors. Our experienced construction team advises on the construction aspects of both publicly and privately financed energy, transport, infrastructure, and regeneration projects including procurement strategy and structure as well as all types of property sales and purchases. We act for developers, public bodies, funding institutions, project sponsors, contractors, and consultants.

Commercial and proactive approach

We have the expertise, depth, and proven track record in providing legal services in the design and development of complex construction and development projects across energy, transport, infrastructure, commercial, and residential sectors. We bring our knowledge and understanding of the industries we operate in to provide our clients not just with expert legal advice but also commercial insight. We get involved at the earliest stages of any project and work closely with our clients and project teams to ensure the right contract is in place, create project delivery strategies and management processes, overcome obstacles, and strive to minimise risk and meet commercial objectives.