UK Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Ruth Byrne KC, Andrea Stauber and Erin Vandzura King & Spalding International LLP King & Spalding International LLP has more than 250 dedicated energy lawyers located across 24 offices globally. The firm has a deep bench of power industry specialists who advise on the world’s most critical legal, regulatory, and corporate and commercial matters for alterna- tive energy and power clients, providing sup- port from project origin to financial close and beyond. From regulatory counselling to M&A, projects and disputes, King & Spalding’s global energy industry practitioners collaborate with clients in order to achieve their goals. Clients
include established and emerging players in re- newable energy such as start-ups, major power producers, multinational lenders, export credit agencies, sponsors, investors, hedge funds, and private equity funds (and their portfolio companies) across all major power sectors. The firm advises on a variety of power projects en- gaging the following types of power: conven- tional, wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, hy- drogen, biofuels, district energy, cogeneration and trigeneration, energy storage, and nuclear.
Authors
Ruth Byrne KC specialises in international commercial and investment disputes at King & Spalding International LLP, with a particular focus on energy, life sciences, fraud, and
Andrea Stauber is a partner in King & Spalding International LLP’s International Disputes practice group, based in London. Andrea focuses on resolving complex international
enforcement. Ruth has advised clients on disputes arising in multiple jurisdictions and has appeared as counsel in more than 100 arbitrations. She appears frequently in the English High Court, particularly in proceedings in support of arbitration, as well as more generally in international commercial litigation. In addition to writing and speaking regularly on a variety of international arbitration topics, Ruth is a member of the ICC UK Selections Subcommittee and a former co-chair of the Young International Arbitration Group.
commercial disputes, particularly relating to high-value engineering and construction projects in the energy, infrastructure and mining sectors in jurisdictions around the world. She has advised and represented owners, contractors, and major equipment suppliers on a variety of construction projects, including power plants, oil and gas processing facilities and pipelines, waste-to-energy plants, airports, roads and elevated highways, and chemical plants, as well as wind and solar renewable energy projects.
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