Mr Mark Greatholder > Foot Anstey > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

Foot Anstey
2 GLASS WHARF
BRISTOL
BS2 0FR
England

Work Department

Projects, Infrastructure & Construction | Commercial | Public Sector

Position

Mark leads our Commercial Energy practice at Foot Anstey within our wider Energy, Projects, Infrastructure and Construction team. He specialises in advising on the legal aspects of delivering commercial projects for clients, with particular expertise in relation to clean energy projects.

Mark’s expertise extends to solar and wind (both on-shore and off-shore), district heat networks, battery storage projects, nuclear development including new nuclear build and small modular reactors, EVs, energy from waste, carbon capture, geothermal energy and green hydrogen.

Mark helps his clients to develop commercially-driven strategies for successful project delivery, agree appropriate contracting models, navigate procurement processes (often within regulated environments) and draft, negotiate and implement project agreements which contain suitable contract terms, incentivisation mechanisms and payment models. He also supports his clients to manage their contracts during delivery and operational phases by helping them to understand and resolve any contractual or operational issues that can often arise.

Having undertaken a number of client secondments during his career, Mark has first-hand experience of the challenges that businesses can often face. Mark draws on this experience to help him deliver his advice in a commercial context.

Lawyer Rankings

South West > Real estate > Construction

Turned to by a host of national and international clients from the worlds of energy, transport, ports, and space, Foot Anstey regularly works with clients on major projects throughout the country. Practice head Ian Stubbs counts waste management and energy among his areas of focus. Tris Tucker specialises in disputes involving developers and contractors, while Dickon Court‘s recent workload includes a number of cladding disputes. Procurement law specialist Brian Hitchcock, energy and infrastructure experts Suriya Edwards and Mark Greatholder, and the ‘pragmatic’ Lee Ward are further key contacts.