Andrew Buisson > Norton Rose Fulbright > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Norton Rose Fulbright‘s team is well-regarded for its expertise in major international projects, which it handles for lenders, contractors, and private owners. Under the leadership of Rob Marsh and Donald Warnock, the team also handles procurement and tender responses in the automotive sector. Leading on international infrastructure construction projects and PPP projects in the Middle East, Andrew Buisson is another key member of the team, while Chris Down handles financing of international solar PV projects, and advising international lenders. Melusi Dlamini boasts projects expertise, advising on major student accommodation developments.

Norton Rose Fulbright‘s multidisciplinary team brings financing, development, construction and regulatory expertise to bear on a range of asset types. Practice head Robert Marsh is a key figure for renewables financings and development, recently advising on large-scale offshore wind projects and battery storage facilities. Martin McCann leverages over twenty years of experience at the firm to advise a group of key clients on both project finance and debt finance, particularly in the mining sector. Project and structured finance lawyer Madhavi Gosavi is noted for the scale of her international network, working on landmark transport, energy and social infrastructure builds in the Middle East and Africa. Andrew Buisson provides construction and finance counsel to clients, and is highlighted for his strength on PPP projects and in the rail sector. Providing further PFI/PPP expertise, Melusi Dlamini‘s workload includes renewables, digital infrastructure and social infrastructure builds, while Jessica Melville is chiefly noted for her finance work with commercial lenders, sponsors and government agencies.

Norton Rose Fulbright has a broad client base, which includes governments, rail companies, transport authorities and cargo companies. Other key clients are rolling stock owning companies, financiers, train operating companies, as well as manufacturing and leasing companies. The team is adept at handling a variety of high profile rail transactions both in the UK and internationally. Global head of rail Andrew Buisson is well-regarded. Susanna Rogers frequently provides regulatory advice to a variety of stakeholders in the rail sector. Rogers also heads up the procurement practice, and often advises clients on compliance with procurement rules. Louise Auty specialises in asset financing matters on both domestic and cross-border deals. Auty’s practice encompasses rail procurement and leasing, as well as other areas such as rail franchising.