Guy Leonard > SANDS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
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CORT ADELERS GATE 33
0254 OSLO
PO BOX 1829 VIKA
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Guy Leonard
Work Department
Maritime law
Position
Partner
Career
Guy Leonard is an English solicitor and part of the firm’s Energy, Offshore and Maritime and Renewable Energy Sector Groups.
Guy has extensive experience of complex international offshore and shipping projects. He advises regularly on project development, structuring and tendering, offshore installation, EPCIC and the construction, conversion and chartering of a broad range of vessels and offshore units. He represents major contractors, project developers, suppliers and insurance companies and handles a wide variety of projects and transactions, including sale & purchase and mergers & acquisitions. He has particular experience with LNG Floating Storage and Regasification (FSRU) projects, having assisted with multiple projects worldwide, and with hydro and wind-farm installation projects. He is also experienced in the oil, gas and renewables supply industry where he represents contractors, suppliers and engineering companies.
He has in-house experience from Höegh LNG, where he spent most of 2014 on secondment.
Guy is qualified as an English Solicitor and registered as an EEA lawyer.
Languages
Spanish, Norwegian, English
Education
- 2000 – University of Exeter – Spanish B.A
- 2002 – BPP Law School, London – Legal Practice Course / Post-Graduate Diploma of law
Lawyer Rankings
Norway > Maritime law
Marit Kirkhusmo heads up the dedicated shipping and offshore offering at SANDS, which spans all aspects of shipping-related work, including construction, shipbuilding and charter work, and contentious mandates. Kirkhusmo specialises in financing work in the shipping and offshore sectors and handles sale and leaseback issues, vessel constructions, and dispute resolution mandates for shipowners, brokers, insurance companies, and agents. Guy Leonard, dual-qualified in Norway and England and Wales, has extensive experience advising on project development and vessel chartering issues, with a notable emphasis on LNG floating storage and regasification projects. At associate level, Hallvard Janbu Høyem assists shipowners and shipyards with marine insurance and contractual matters.