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Leilah is a Real Estate partner and head of the CMS Real Estate Energy and Infrastructure team. She has extensive experience advising energy and utility companies on real estate issues associated with their land portfolio, networks and projects.  

Leilah regularly advises on the real estate aspects of a wide variety of energy and infrastructure projects including wind farms (both on and offshore), electricity interconnectors, battery storage, hydrogen production, pipelines and storage, solar farms, CCGT/OCGT plants, EV infrastructure, hydro schemes, inertia projects and district heating networks. She has specific expertise in the land aspects of DCO and CPO projects, and works closely with her energy consenting colleagues on these. Leilah has also been involved with a range of infrastructure projects for a variety of developer and funder clients, including several Energy from Waste and CHP projects.

Education

  • 1998 – Legal Practice Course (Distinction), BPP at Nottingham Law School
  • 1997 – LLB (Hons) (2:1), University of Warwick 

Insights by Leilah

Repowering Onshore Wind Projects

27 Feb 2025 6 min read

CMS Energy Storage team wins two prestigious awards

09 Dec 2024 3 min read

Changes to the Grid Connection Queue Management Process: The Planning Perspective

23 Jan 2024 10 min read

Land

01 Jan 2024 4 min read
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