` Shepherd and Wedderburn About us What we do Knowledge People News Events Careers Contact Hub Energy & Natural Resources Specialist energy and natural resources lawyers advising on the full spectrum of energy technologies from clean energy to oil and gas. Home > Sectors > Energy & Natural Resources The energy and natural resources sector plays a vital role in global efforts to balance economic growth with environmental sustainability. Shepherd and Wedderburn has been at the forefront of the sector – in Scotland, the UK and internationally – for over 30 years and our energy lawyers have a reputation for advising on innovative, unique, and complex projects. Our energy and natural resources team has more than 90 specialist solicitors drawn from the full spectrum of legal disciplines, who advise on every aspect of energy projects – from inception through to the achievement of financial close and beyond. Our work spans the spectrum of energy technologies covering everything from clean energy to oil and gas and our team has unique knowledge of the regulatory aspects of the sector. Our clients come from all aspects of the sector and include promoters and developers, investors and funders, technology innovators and providers, the wider supply chain, industry bodies and research organisations. How Shepherd and Wedderburn's energy lawyers can help you Working throughout the UK and in close collaboration with the wider energy and natural resources team, we provide innovative and practical commercial advice across a variety of key areas: Planning and environmental Real estate Construction and supply chain Regulatory Power purchasing M&A/corporate Finance (including project finance) Dispute resolution Speak to our energy solicitors to find out how we can help your business grow. They are not just corporate legal advisers: they have a deep understanding of the oil and gas industry and what we in Cairn are looking to achieve strategically. They put forward achievable, common sense solutions which always meet our aims. Cairn Energy plc Patricia Hawthorn Consultant Liz McRobb Partner Scott McCallum Partner Gordon Downie Partner John Grady Partner Colin Innes Partner Colin Robertson Partner Gareth Parry Partner David Anderson Partner Patrick Bell Partner Walter Blake Partner Stephen Gibb Partner Jamie Grant Partner Stuart Greenwood Partner Stephen Hubner Partner Elaine Hunter Partner Hamish Lean Head of Rural Property Richard Leslie Partner Ewan MacLeod Partner Euan McLeod Partner John Morrison Partner Lesley Proctor Legal Director Tom Swan Partner Stephen Trombala Partner Meet the team Experience Albion Water On its Competition Act action against Dwr Cymru (Welsh Water) before the Competition Appeal Tribunal in relation to bulk supply of water and more recently on its follow on damages claims against Dwr Cymru Bowleven plc On its $500 million strategic alliance with Petrofac in respect of the Etinde Permit, offshore Cameroon Cairn Energy plc On the $6.3 billion global offering of securities by Cairn India and admission of Cairn India to Bombay and National Stock Exchanges DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables On their 389MW West of Duddon Sands JV, dealing with the Crown Estate lease and all onshore cabling and substation landowner agreement Lloyds TSB And the consortium of lenders on the £340 million financing of Centrica plc's Boreas portfolio of onshore and offshore windfarms Single Electricity Market Committee As sole legal advisers to the SEM Committee (established between the Commission for Energy Regulation and Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation) on various aspects of their work in regulating the electricity wholesale market on the island of Ireland SMartWind Limited On the development of 4GW of power in Round 3 Zone off Hornsea, one of the UK's biggest Round 3 offshore wind zones, including property advice, consenting advice in relation to the Planning Act and marine consenting regimes and grid regulation advice on securing connection capacity from National Grid Viridor Waste Management Limited In two recent planning inquiries for waste proposals including successfully obtaining permission for a £200 million energy from waste facility at Dunbar Clare Foster Partner, Head of Clean Energy and Green Recovery Lead Contact Clare Energy & Natural Resources Clean Energy Markets and regulation Natural resources Related Articles 16th June 2021 The importance of UK businesses appointing an EU data protection representative Latest News 2nd December 2021 Shepherd and Wedderburn invests in new head office at M&G’s Haymarket Edinburgh development Make an enquiry Name * Email address * Telephone Enquiry For more information on how we handle your data, please read our privacy policy. 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