Oil & Gas lawyers

The oil and gas industry is a challenging and exciting sector which has far reaching effects on the world we live in.

The top tier CMS Oil & Gas Team is the largest UK-based team dedicated to this industry, providing advice to clients all around the world, guiding them through all the problems and pitfalls they face. We advise on all aspects of the industry; upstream, downstream, LNG, platforms, pipelines, FPSOs, shipping and transportation, gas storage, supply chain management, decommissioning, M&A and financing included.

Acting for five of the seven ‘super major’ oil and gas companies, a host of ‘majors’, NOCs, and ‘independents’, as well as contractors and financial institutions, our Oil & Gas Team is widely recognised as a market leader.

CMS advises clients on oil and gas M&A transactions across the world. We act on deals that encompass all of the major purchase and divestment structures in the oil and gas marketplace, ranging from smaller-scale farm outs to high value, multi-jurisdictional corporate and asset transactions.

The CMS team has deep experience in advising on global oil and gas projects and supply chain management. Our lawyers have advised on projects ranging from FPSO developments, trans-national crude oil and gas pipelines and major LNG infrastructure developments to onshore gas processing plants.

CMS has considerable experience of advising clients on LNG and other gas monetisation projects worldwide, offering specialist legal expertise from wellhead to burner tip.

CMS is highly experienced in drafting and negotiating oil, gas, LNG and LPG sale and purchase agreements.

 
Paula Kidd
Paula Kidd
Partner
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
Paula is a partner in the Oil and Gas Department. With more than 450 energy and climate change lawyers, including over 100 partners, the CMS Energy and Climate Change practice is one of the largest of...
Eleanor Lane
Eleanor Lane
Partner
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Eleanor has over 20 years’ experience advising on major transport projects of unusual complexity and/or national importance including public private partnerships (PFI and NPD), public service concessions...
Varinia Radu
Varinia Radu
Partner
Deputy Head of EPC, CEE | Head of Energy and Projects, Romania | Head of Oil & Gas, CEE
Romania, Bucharest
Varinia is the Deputy Head of CEE Energy Projects and Construction Practice Group, Head of Energy and Projects in Romania and Head of Oil & Gas in CEE. Based in Bucharest, Varinia has twenty years’...
Emma Riddle
Emma Riddle
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Emma Riddle is a partner in our International Finance practice, specialising in restructuring and insolvency. Emma has experience acting for creditors, debtors and other stakeholders in distressed situations...
David Rutherford
David Rutherford
Partner
United Kingdom, London
David Rutherford is a Partner at CMS, London, with 10 years of experience working in the oil & gas, energy transition and maritime sectors, having joined the firm as a trainee in 2009. Experience covers...
Greg Sibbald
Greg Sibbald
Partner
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Greg is a Partner within the CMS Infrastructure, Construction and Energy (ICE) Disputes team and has been based in Dubai since 2016. He acts for consultants, contractors, developers and government entities...
Sarah Vasani
Sarah Vasani
Partner
Co-Head of International Arbitration
United Kingdom, London
Sarah is Co-Head of International Arbitration at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, a role covering the U.K., Central and Eastern Europe, the UAE, Singapore, Turkiye, China, Brazil and Mexico. She...
Judith Aldersey - Williams
Judith Aldersey - Williams
Of Counsel
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
Judith Aldersey-Williams has over 25 years’ experience advising on antitrust, competition and trade, and regulatory matters in the UK and now brings that experience to bear for her clients in the energy...
Katherine (Katia) Ramo
Dr Katherine (Katia) Ramo
Of Counsel
Head of Pro Bono Practice
United Kingdom, London
Dr Katherine (Katia) Ramo is Of Counsel in the Technology, Media, IP and Competition (TMIC) and Head of Pro Bono Practice at CMS London. Katherine is a multi-award-wining global lawyer who advises on...
Claudia Russell
Claudia Russell
Of Counsel
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Claudia has specialised in construction law for over 16 years. She advises clients from across a number of sectors in relation to engineering and construction contracts for a wide range of projects. Claudia...