Energy Law
Expertise:
- Sales and acquisitions of energy companies
- Privatisation of energy companies
- Concession Agreements
- Price review arbitrations under gas supply agreements
- Investment protection claims under Bilateral Investment Treaties and Energy Charter Treaty
- EU regulation concerning the internal market
- EU competition law
Representative advisory work:
- Concession Agreement: advised Shell concerning a USD 1 billion LNG port project in India and, in particular, drafting and negotiating a BOT concession agreement with the state of Gujarat and preparing risk matrix.
- Host Government Agreements: advised on host government agreements concerning a large pipeline project in Central Asia
- Electricity Supply Agreements: renegotiated electricity supply agreements after the new electricity trading arrangement was introduced in UK and advising on electricity trade agreements in Central and Eastern Europe
- Gas Supply Agreement: advised on negotiating gas supply agreements
- Solar Project: advised on the construction and financing of solar projects in Spain and Italy
- Privatisation: advised in respect of the privatisation of the largest Romanian energy company
- Acquisition: advised a multinational energy company regarding the acquisition of an Italian energy company
- Investment Arbitration: advised in respect of an investment claim against a Central Asian state under a Bilateral Investment Treaty and the Energy Charter Treaty concerning an oil concession
- Price Review Negotiations and Arbitration: advised one of the world biggest suppliers of LNG regarding price review negotiations and arbitration concerning a long-term gas supply agreement
- Arbitration: advising an electricity trading company including in connection with a potential ICC arbitration
- Transit of oil and gas: Advising on right of the transit under ECT
- EU Competition Law: advised a energy company concerning a potential EU competition law claim for abuse of dominant position in the gas market
- Energy Regulatory: Advising on EU law concerning the internal market for gas and electricity