CMS named Law Firm of the Year at the Energy Storage Investment Awards 2025
CMS is delighted to announce that the firm has taken home two prestigious accolades at the Energy Storage Investment Awards 2025, which recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements in energy storage development, investment and finance in the renewable sector.
CMS has been named Law Firm of the Year, recognising the firm’s leading work in the battery energy storage sector (BESS), and Louise Dalton, CMS Energy & Climate Change Partner, has been named Lawyer of the Year, reflecting her “outstanding contribution to the energy storage sector”.
Commenting on CMS’ submission, the Energy Storage Investment Awards judges said: “CMS demonstrates the broadest leadership in BESS law, combining mega-projects with industry standard-setting contracts and thought leadership. CMS have been at the forefront of the energy storage market for a number of years and have helped shape the market.”
Reflecting on Louise Dalton’s individual contribution, the judges commented on her passion and knowledge for the energy sector: "Louise is an impressive thought leader with a passion for the sector. Her diverse transactional knowledge across markets and deal types are commendable. Louise does a great job at advancing female participation in the industry and contributing to the long-duration energy storage sector working group.”
These wins build on impressive accolades the firm achieved in 2024, where CMS was named Law Firm of the Year at the Energy Storage Awards 2024 and Legal Adviser of the Year at the Energy Storage Investment Awards 2024. These two prestigious award wins demonstrate the firm’s ongoing influential role in the sector, advising on some of the highest value, highest profile, and first-of-a-kind transactions both in the UK and across Europe.
With more than 800 energy and climate change lawyers, the CMS Energy and Climate Change practice is one of the largest of its kind in the world. The practice has been at the forefront of advising clients on complex and innovative issues and projects in the electricity sector for over 30 years. The firm’s work on pioneering transactions has established CMS as a leader in innovative legal solutions across disciplines like contracting, revenue, acquisitions, disposals, debt financing, real estate and consenting.
