Slaughter and May’s power practice covers corporate M&A, financing, projects, dispute resolution, and regulatory advice across all asset classes, including nuclear power, gas-fired generation, electricity storage and distribution, low carbon hydrogen, and power with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The team is jointly led by Hywel Davies and Michael Corbett, both known for their broad expertise in public and private M&A transactions, joint ventures and corporate restructurings within the energy sector. Azadeh Nassiri's financing expertise covers development, equity, and corporate financings, while Richard Todd assists sponsors, developers, and funds with concession agreements and joint ventures. Other key figures include Oly Moir, who focuses on international projects in M&A, corporate matters, and emerging technologies in the power sector, and Daniel Mewton, who handles both contentious and non-contentious power-related projects.
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Témoignages
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- 'The team has good industry knowledge and provides the technical excellence and commerciality one would expect from Slaughter & May.'
- 'The practice is very innovative at finding workable solutions to complex problems, and the team is very responsive.'
- 'They have the ability to think out of the box, to anticipate problems and to have solutions to hand.'
- 'Oly Moir is our principal contact and is a stand-out individual. Oly has vast experience of renewables transactions and an intimate knowledge of the business models that underpin renewables in the UK. '
- 'The practice is very innovative at finding workable solutions to complex problems and they are very responsive.'
- 'They have the ability to think out of the box, to anticipate problems and to have solutions to hand.'
Clients clés
- ENGIE SA
- Castleton Commodities UK
- BlackRock
- UK Infrastructure Bank Limited
- Marubeni Europower Limited
- Hyphen Hydrogen Energy
- Northern Powergrid
- Storegga
- Deep Wind Offshore AS
- Octopus Renewables
Points forts
- Advised ENGIE as lead counsel in relation to its negotiations with the Belgian government concerning a ten-year lifetime extension of two nuclear units, agreements for which were signed on 13 December 2023.
Avocats
Les grands avocats de demain
Jeunes associés disposant d’une reconnaissance montante sur le marché, jouant régulièrement un rôle clé dans des dossiers majeurs.
Meilleurs collaborateurs
Jeunes avocats collaborateurs ou counsels qui se distinguent régulièrement par leur présence dans des dossiers importants du marché, et qui sont identifiés par le marché comme de jeunes talents à suivre.
Daniel Mewton
Responsable de la pratique
Michael Corbett; Hywel Davies
Autres avocats clés
Azadeh Nassiri; Richard Todd; Oly Moir; Daniel Mewton