We advise energy companies, private equity funds, developers, financial institutions, governments, trading houses and other stakeholders on transactions and disputes relating to decarbonization and lower‑carbon industrial activity. Our team delivers strategic legal counsel across clean hydrogen and carbon capture initiatives, strategies for the substitution of renewable for conventional energy, biofuels, sustainable aviation fuel, and more, helping clients structure, finance, and deploy complex projects while navigating evolving regulatory frameworks worldwide.

We advise clients across the full hydrogen value chain, drawing on experience from more than 150 green and low‑carbon hydrogen projects globally, including the substantial majority of the leading projects in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, and Asia‑Pacific. Our team, which supported the projects that won competitive subsidies in Europe (H2Global) and Japan (contract for difference) as well as the first projects to sign bankable offtake agreements and take FIDs on each continent, helps clients structure offtake transactions, address regulatory requirements, and advance projects that support renewable power generation and energy storage.

Our lawyers are also at the forefront of advising on carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), which plays an increasingly important role in the future strategies of energy‑intensive industries. We maintain a dedicated CCUS team representing clients developing innovative carbon capture projects, including direct air capture, CCUS for power plants and LNG, the first CCUS project financed using Section 45Q tax credits, and the world’s largest CCUS project. Our support spans the entire CCUS chain and all phases of development and operation, including real estate, construction, commercial arrangements, intellectual property, regulatory and environmental matters, finance, tax, incentives, subsidies and support schemes.

Across these matters, we work closely with clients seeking to diversify assets and portfolios and reposition capital in response to net‑zero and emissions‑reduction targets. We advise on acquisitions and investments in renewables and alternative assets, as well as divestments of traditional energy holdings, while anticipating regulatory, commercial, and dispute‑related risks as global markets and legal frameworks continue to evolve.