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Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas

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Linklaters has acted on many of the largest, most complex, multi-jurisdictional and cutting-edge energy transactions around the world to date. With more than 50 partners and over 200 other lawyers dedicated to energy work across our network of 29 offices, alongside our alliances with firms in Asia and South Africa, Linklaters can provide full global coverage to meet our clients’ needs.

As well as our track record in developed economies our lawyers around the world have unrivalled experience in advising on transactions in emerging markets across Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, ensuring that Linklaters is seen as the “go to” for the world’s top energy and natural resources corporates, governments, regulatory bodies and investors.

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Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas - UK-wide

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Linklaters draws on an extensive global network of energy lawyers to offer a stellar service to clients on power, renewables, and oil and gas matters. The team offers expertise across a range of areas, including project finance, development, corporate issues and disputes. The firm is also well respected for providing regulatory advice in the water and nuclear sectors. It frequently leads in big-ticket matters across the energy industry, including major waste-to-energy, LNG and offshore wind projects. The firm fields significant expertise in developments in Africa and CEE. Its lawyers are instructed by an array of impressive clients, including multinational oil and gas companies, export credit agencies and international financial institutions and investors.

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Work Highlights

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  • Linklaters advised the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in relation to four UK-based nuclear projects, as well as the wider nuclear policy for delivering nuclear new builds.

  • Linklaters advised the National Grid on the £4.9 billion sale of its gas transmission business and gas metering business to a consortium of investors.

Strengths

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  • Linklaters is a leading law firm in oil and gas project finance.

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  • Linklaters' lawyers are highly talented, precise, pragmatic and very approachable. Their hands-on approach ensures personalised, effective and very efficient handling of each case.

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  • Linklaters has a breadth and depth that reflects their extensive experience in the sector, and which they use to provide considered advice on critical matters.

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  • Linklaters is a very commercial team. They know our business well and understand our goals.

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  • The team has extensive experience handling first-of-a-kind, large-scale and highly complex deals. 

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Mark Nuttall
    Mark Nuttall

    Mark Nuttall

    Mark Nuttall maintains a significant water practice, acting for various UK water companies. He advises on significant financing mandates, including price control issues. He is also leader of the firm's structured finance group in London.

    • Mark Nuttall's experience and knowledge is unsurpassed. I value both his advice and patience as we worked through some complex matters.

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    • Mark's a class act. He would be my go-to person for any complex infrastructure financing project.

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  • Richard Coar
    Richard Coar

    Richard Coar

    Co-head of the firm's global green energy group Richard Coar enjoys a leading reputation for his renewable energy practice, which spans project development, acquisitions and portfolio restructuring mandates in the sector. He frequently assists with transactions involving significant offshore wind farm and waste-to-energy developments.

    • Richard Coar has market-leading expertise.

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    • Richard is a superb lawyer.

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    • Richard Coar is well known and respected.

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  • Jeremy Gewirtz
    Jeremy Gewirtz

    Jeremy Gewirtz

    Jeremy Gewirtz is a well-regarded lawyer with a practice focused on acquisition, financing and investment mandates pertaining to both conventional and nuclear power plants. He regularly advises sponsors, lenders and equity investors.

    • Jeremy Gewirtz is very good.

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  • Charlotte L Morgan
    Charlotte L Morgan

    Charlotte L Morgan

    Charlotte Morgan is an energy lawyer noted for her proficiency across both project financing and regulatory matters in the power sector. She is particularly adept at assisting clients with projects in the nuclear space.

    • Charlotte brings a wealth of experience in the sector to the team and uses her excellent legal acumen to advise on complex issues that might otherwise risk impeding the project.

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    • Charlotte is truly one in a billion. She is a sophisticated and gifted individual who works tirelessly on behalf of her client.

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  • Mark Russell
    Mark Russell

    Mark Russell

    Mark Russell is a respected oil and gas lawyer who frequently advises on project financings and M&A transactions in the upstream space. He represents both sponsors and lenders, including high-profile supermajors.

    • Mark Russell is an excellent lawyer.

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    • Mark Russell's work is neat and tidy with no theatrics.

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  • Richard Ginks
    Richard Ginks

    Richard Ginks

    Richard Ginks has a strong practice assisting clients with project financing transactions. He regularly assists both sponsors and lenders with deals involving wind farms and waste-to-energy plants.

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  • Daniel Tyrer
    Daniel Tyrer

    Daniel Tyrer

    Daniel Tyrer holds a venerable reputation as a leading project finance lawyer. As part of his varied practice he is notable within the oil and gas sector for his handling of very large deals primarily relating to petrochemical and LNG production.

    • Daniel is very good.

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    • Daniel Tyrer is one of the best lawyers in project finance for energy.

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  • Francesca Matthews
    Francesca Matthews

    Francesca Matthews

    Francesca Matthews has a notable practice in renewable energy. She is often engaged on the development and financing of wind and battery storage projects.

    • Francesca is a class operator.

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  • Jack Allen-Fitt
    Jack Allen-Fitt

    Jack Allen-Fitt

    Jack Allen-Fitt is an up-and-coming partner noted for his capable handling of downstream project finance mandates. Based between London and the UAE, he is particularly prominent on deals in the Middle East.

    • Jack is a great lawyer.

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  • Maryam Adamji
    Maryam Adamji

    Maryam Adamji

    Maryam Adamji is valued for her work advising on significant and particularly complex projects within the power sector. She holds experience advising on project development mandates relating to interconnection and nuclear power generation.

    • Maryam Adamji is a class act.

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Ranked Individuals at Linklaters (10)

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    Richard Coar

    Energy & Natural Resources: Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy

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    Jeremy Gewirtz

    Energy & Natural Resources: Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy

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  • Profile image of Charlotte L Morgan

    Charlotte L Morgan

    Energy & Natural Resources: Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy

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  • Profile image of Richard Ginks

    Richard Ginks

    Energy & Natural Resources: Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy

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  • Profile image of Francesca Matthews

    Francesca Matthews

    Energy & Natural Resources: Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy

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  • Profile image of Maryam Adamji

    Maryam Adamji

    Energy & Natural Resources: Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy

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