Herbert Smith Freehills LLP advises a broad range of clients on several conventional and nuclear power matters, encompassing complex financing and M&A transactions related to power generation, energy storage, electricity transmission, and nuclear power. The firm’s global energy practice is led by energy specialist Lewis McDonald, while project finance expert Matthew Job brings considerable experience in power and infrastructure matters. He leads the UK power practice alongside Sarah Pollock and Silke Goldberg, the latter of whom is noted for her specialisation in energy regulatory matters and her expertise in interconnectors within the EU and globally. Further key contacts include Dhananjaya Chak for energy and infrastructure acquisitions in UK, Europe, and Southeast Asia; corporate specialist Tom Marshall; and Chris Davis, whose practice spans project development, M&A and regulatory matters.
L’éditorial du Legal 500

Témoignages

Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.

  • 'The energy infrastructure practice at HSF comprises exceptional lawyers with a passion for energy law. The team successfully develops and implements legal strategies to overcome the uncertainties of the changing post-Brexit regulatory landscape, and successfully defends such strategies in courts.'
  • 'Silke Goldberg has a unique breadth of expertise in advising on all aspects of cross-border energy infrastructure developments. Her knowledge of the European regulatory landscape is unparalleled and supported by her diverse language skills. She is one of those rare people who develop plans A, B and C at the same time. Silke can break down the most tangled legal issues and concepts into parts understandable to non-lawyers and without any loss of resolution.'
  • 'Chris Davis has an excellent grasp of complex legal problems and delivers practical and goal-oriented results. He prepares and drafts sharp and exhaustive court arguments. Chris has demonstrated on many occasions his exceptional organisational skills in getting things ready for and managing the heavy workload of major regulatory and court submissions and hearings.'

Clients clés

  • Interpath Advisory
  • Interogo Holding
  • InterGen
  • Lloyds, NatWest, Santander, Siemens and Natixis led by Lloyds Bank plc
  • DIF Capital Partners
  • Cero Generation and Enso Energy
  • bp
  • Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne
  • Renewable Power Capital
  • Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant Limited

Avocats

Hall of Fame

Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.

Les grands avocats du marché

Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.

Sarah Pollock

Responsable de la pratique

Lewis McDonald

Autres avocats clés

Matthew Job; Sarah Pollock; Silke Goldberg; Dhananjaya Chak; Tom Marshall; Chris Davis