James Larmour
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Infrastructure: PFI/PPP
Band 1
About
Provided by James Larmour
Practice Areas
James has 20 years’ experience of advising investors on energy and infrastructure projects. James advises on structuring primary market projects, secondary market acquisitions and disposals, and managing projects throughout their lifecycle (including change management, equity restructuring and refinancing).
Within the energy sector he advises on greenfield and brownfield project developments, with particular experience of offshore transmission, energy-from-waste schemes, energy efficiency projects, smart meters and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. He has advised private equity funds, sponsors, senior lenders, local government, construction contractors and service providers.
Career
Trained Foot Anstey; qualified 2001; associate Foot Anstey 2001-02; associate, senior associate and of counsel Hogan Lovells 2002-13; partner Freeths 2013 to date
Professional Memberships
Law Society
Personal
Interests include running, politics, food and drink
Chambers Review
UK
James Larmour of Freeths is an infrastructure lawyer with excellent experience in the PFI secondary market. He primarily assists with acquisitions and restructurings in relation to BSF projects and has additional experience advising on variations to facilities management contracts.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"James is excellent, very well-regarded and provides sensible and prudent advice. He is enormously valued."
"James is an excellent lawyer. He knows the industry inside out and has the ability to manage complex transactions and to see through the noise. He is concise and provides strong commercial advice."
"James is a very personable individual and always happy to have a quick chat to work through any issues. He knows the subject matter, is straightforward and pleasant to work with."
"James has great knowledge, is personable, and is easy to deal with."
"James is excellent, very well-regarded and provides sensible and prudent advice. He is enormously valued."
"James is an excellent lawyer. He knows the industry inside out and has the ability to manage complex transactions and to see through the noise. He is concise and provides strong commercial advice."
"James is a very personable individual and always happy to have a quick chat to work through any issues. He knows the subject matter, is straightforward and pleasant to work with."
"James has great knowledge, is personable, and is easy to deal with."
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