Power Projects lawyers

The power industry is crucial to the functioning of every economy, powering industry, households and individuals. It also extremely heavily regulated: energy companies, governments and grid operators all have a myriad of issues to consider every day to ensure the system works properly.

We advise on high value projects, financings, disputes and transactions in the sector internationally, as well as servicing the daily needs of the sector.

Having advised the electricity sector for almost three decades, we have the unique distinction of having invented the industry agreements, codes and rules that are used around the world. We were the first to have a central role in advising on IPPs in Europe (in Portugal), to privatise the electricity industry (in England and Wales), to write grid codes and to advise on innovative wholesale market arrangements across over 40 jurisdictions worldwide. 

On power projects, we advise on risk structuring, starting with a detailed risk matrix (our own proven matrix design) to drafting and negotiating PPAs, EPC contracts, fuel supply agreements, connection agreements, O&M contracts, and all of the financing agreements and security documentation that would be required to finance the project on a limited recourse financing basis.

We wrote the rules and shaped the power markets in numerous jurisdictions. From the Grid Code, Wholesale Market Codes and Connection and Use of System Codes to the new offshore transmission regime, we are at the forefront of advising on the rules governing the electricity industry.

The practice comprises sector professionals advising on regulatory matters through to dedicated corporate and finance professionals. In the energy sector, our leading M&A practice advises on some of the highest value transactions in the sector.

 
Adrian Bell
Adrian Bell
Partner
Co-head of the Infrastructure, Construction and Energy Disputes Group | Joint Managing Director for Asia and the Middle East
United Kingdom, London
Adrian is a Partner and co-head of the Infrastructure, Construction and Energy (ICE) Disputes Group and is a qualified solicitor advocate. He advises on dispute avoidance and all types of dispute resolution...
Matthew Brown
Matthew Brown
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Matthew is a Partner in the Energy & Climate Change Team. Matthew has a track record of advising government, regulators, network companies, developers and investors on energy sector regulation, renewables...
Davinia Cowden
Vini Cowden
Partner
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Davinia is a Partner in the Energy & Climate Change Team at CMS.  She has over 18 years‘ experience of advising on complex high value projects and has been with the firm for 20 years.  She acts for...
Matthew Culver
Matthew Culver
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Matthew Culver is a partner in the energy & climate change team specialising in major projects and M&A within the energy industry, in particular, the oil and gas and renewables sectors. Over the last...
Louise Dalton
Louise Dalton
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Louise is a Partner in the Energy & Climate Change Team in London, specialising in the clean energy sector. She advises developers, investors, utilities and energy users on power projects, transactions...
Munir Hassan
Munir Hassan
Partner
Head of the CMS Energy & Climate Change Group
United Kingdom, London
Munir Hassan is Head of the CMS Energy & Climate Change Group. The Group is a global market leader in specialist legal advice on energy matters, in particular in the power and renewables sectors. Munir’s...
Dalia Majumder-Russell
Dalia Majumder-Russell
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Dalia Majumder-Russell is a partner in the Energy & Climate Change Team specialising in complex process power and renewable projects. Over the last 10 years she has advised on developers, investors, funders...
Chris McGarvey
Chris McGarvey
Partner
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Chris is a partner in the Energy & Climate Change Team at CMS.  He specialises in complex process engineering projects, often involving new and innovative technologies including electricity generation...
Philip Norman
Philip Norman
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Philip Norman is a partner in the CMS Infrastructure, Construction and Energy Team.  For nearly 30 years Philip has focused on international dispute resolution, with a specialism in international arbitration...
Kirsty Nurse
Kirsty Nurse
Partner
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Kirsty is a partner in the Energy & Climate Change Team. 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...