Adam Smith > Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP
107 CHEAPSIDE
LONDON
EC2V 6DN
England

Work Department

Energy and Infrastructure

Position

Partner

Career

Adam is a project development and finance lawyer in the energy, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, advising on some of the most complex and high-value project development and financing matters – often cross-border renewable energy projects.

Adam also has a complementary breadth of experience from a variety of financing, M&A, capital markets and general corporate matters in numerous sectors.

Memberships

Law Society of England and Wales

Education

BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course, 2009, Distinction
University of Sheffield, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), 2008, First Class (Hons)

Lawyer Rankings

London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)

(Next Generation Partners)

Adam Smith – Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP

The ‘well-organised team of great listeners’ at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP has a strong reputation for its abilities advising on the full scope of power matters of significant complexity and consistently high-value and international in scope. Its areas of focus include advising on the acquisition, disposal and restructuring of assets related to key renewable energy projects, namely offshore windfarms, as well as advising on solar PV and battery storage projects. Wind energy work is an area of specialism for Ravinder Sandhu. The team is also well-equipped to assist its impressive client portfolio in financings and corporate PPAs; financing is a particular area of expertise for Adam Smith, who is noted as being ‘practical and easy to work with’. Simon Alsey‘s area of expertise is in M&A, development and commercial contract work in the energy sector. The team is led by Evan Stergoulis.