Guy Leonard > SANDS > Oslo, Norway > Lawyer Profile
SANDS Offices
CORT ADELERS GATE 33
0254 OSLO
PO BOX 1829 VIKA
Norway
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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 > Energy
SANDS demonstrates ‘exceptional industry knowledge’ in the energy services sector. Leading the oil and gas team, Lars Berge Andersen is a highly sought after adviser among offshore and oil services companies for M&A, financing, contracting, and dispute mandates. Guy Leonard has expertise in project, structuring, and contracting matters regarding vessels and oil and gas units. Alf Øystein Skudal heads up the renewable energy department, specialising in corporate law and transactions concerning renewable energy and grid assets. Skudal’s leading clients are active across the power and infrastructure operation and offshore services industries.
Norway > Shipping and maritime law
SANDS‘s dedicated maritime law offering spans all aspects of shipping-related work, including contentious mandates, construction work, insurance issues, and corporate matters. The team is under the leadership of Simone Häderle Ingeberg, who is a key name for contentious matters, and Marit Kirkhusmo, who is recommended for ship financing and restructuring work. Other key practitioners include Guy Leonard, who has a track record in advising on project development and vessel chartering issues, Hallvard Janbu Høyem, and Ane Dahlen.