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Vanessa Castillo- 600 X 600
Senior Associate

Vanessa Castillo

Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

Vanessa is a Senior Associate in the Energy & Infrastructure team based in Aberdeen. Vanessa has significant experience advising clients in the energy and oil & gas sector in regulatory, corporate and contractual matters. She has participated in the negotiation and drafting of EPC agreements for oil and gas facilities, as well as other industry related contracts, and has experience in sector related arbitration and dispute resolution. She has also been involved in M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and JOA matters. Before joining CMS, Vanessa worked in Venezuela as a senior associate in the corporate departments of two international firms, and as an associate in the oil & gas team of a firm in Scotland. Vanessa is qualified to practice in England & Wales, and Venezuela. Vanessa has provided advice and training to clients both in English and Spanish.

Vanessa has gained significant in-house experience by completing a long term secondment to TotalEnergies providing support to their North Sea assets and supply chain contract, and more recently to the Northern Endurance Partnership as the legal adviser for their carbon capture projects across Teesside and the Humber.

Relevant experience

The following were completed at a previous law firm:

  • Secondment to a British multinational consultancy, engineering and project management company, collaborating in the supervision of litigation and corporate matters of the subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and Africa.
  • Involvement in the drafting of agreements for multiple gas projects of National Oil Company in the Middle East.

Publications

  • December 2023 - “Energy Act 2023 – a framework for driving net zero”, Energy Voice, Paula Kidd and Vanessa Castillo.
  • April 2022 - “Objection overruled, what next”, OGV Energy Magazine.
  • Sept 2022 - “Climate Change Litigation - Fixing the focus on current and future obligations”, OGV Energy Magazine/Brodies Insights.
  • June 2021 - “Why we need to be wary of boilerplate provisions”, OGV Energy Magazine.

Memberships & Roles

  • Representative for Youth Matters, Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN)

Education

  • 2018 - LL.M in Oil and Gas Law with Professional Skills, University of Aberdeen, Caracas.
  • 2016 - Specialist in Corporate Law, Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas.
  • 2012 - Law, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas.

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