Matthew Hardwick > Norton Rose Fulbright > London, England > Lawyer Profile

In the wake of an impressive run which has seen the firm bolster its ranks through the addition of Matthew Hardwick and Daniel Giemajner from Norton Rose Fulbright and Alex Harrison from Hogan Lovells International LLP, Akin is geared up to act on a wide range of financing initiatives for large scale energy and transport projects nationally and globally. The team are a good port-of-call for independent infrastructure fund managers, banks and construction companies seeking advice on capital investment, design, and construction plans, as well as counsel regarding novel funding methods such as the government’s regulated asset base model. Hardwick, who leads the team, helms the firm’s most complex cross-border mandates, while also being noted for his proficiency handling the restructuring of finances. Giemajner has expanded the team’s understanding of the renewable and alternative energy sectors, with noteworthy activity in onshore windfarm, mineral extraction, and biofuel projects, while Harrison has close connections to large regulatory and governing energy bodies.

Akin‘s practice has experience handling projects involving conventional and renewable generation of energy, namely involving offshore wind, carbon capture and EV charging matters in both cross-border and domestic contexts. The offering has also advised The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on matters surrounding the ongoing UK cost of living crisis. The team was bolstered in 2022 with the arrival of multiple partners, being Alex Harrison, who joined the energy and renewables team from Hogan Lovells International LLP in July and now leads it, followed by the September arrival from Norton Rose Fulbright of Matthew Hardwick and Daniel Giemajner, who offer extensive experience in the financing and delivering of international energy projects.