Rob Marsh > Norton Rose Fulbright > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Under the leadership of renewable energy and energy transition specialist Rob Marsh, Norton Rose Fulbright’s renewables team provides comprehensive support to a diverse client base across all facets of solar and wind projects, covering the entire value chain from development and financing to acquisitions and arbitration proceedings. Charles Whitney is a key figure for complex project renewable energy financings in emerging markets, with a particular focus on Uzbekistan, while Chris Down is renowned for his expertise in advising on the development and financing of numerous wind and solar projects. Stephen Rigby chairs the firm’s corporate and M&A renewables practice, bringing extensive experience in joint ventures, acquisitions, investments, and divestitures across offshore wind, solar, and energy storage projects. Madhavi Gosavi, a specialist in project and structured finance, adds further depth to the team’s capabilities, while Melusi Dlamini, newly promoted to partner, focuses on the development and financing of large-scale renewable energy projects across multiple jurisdictions. In the project finance space, Chris Aird and Ben Carrozzi support with the financing, construction, and development of onshore wind, offshore wind, solar, and hydrogen projects.

Headed by Rob Marsh, the oil and gas team at Norton Rose Fulbright acts as a trusted adviser to oil majors, NOCs, government bodies, commercial banks, multinational corporates, developers and investors, offering support to clients throughout the entire lifecycle of projects. Other key contacts in the group include Holly Stebbing, who handles litigation and contentious cases, and Hussain Kubba, a corporate energy lawyer who specialises in acquisitions, disposals and commercial agreements. Clients also praise the work of India Furse and Andrew Davies.

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.

Led by finance specialist Rob Marsh, Norton Rose Fulbright‘s London team regularly advises on blockbuster mergers, complex company takeovers, and asset portfolio investments across a plethora of traditional, clean energy and digital infrastructure and energy asset types. The group acts on behalf of multinational corporates, funds, major industry players, and governmental bodies, with far reaching geographical coverage which is especially concentrated in developing markets in Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. The ‘exceptional’ Stephen Rigby continues to advise a host of top-end clients, well-versed in M&A, private equity transactions, and restructurings. Jon Perry advises on a number of transport project investments both domestically and overseas, while Oliver Stacey‘s recent workload includes major telecom acquisitions and investment deals in African markets. Both recently promoted to partner, Andrew Davies‘ broad corporate practice encompasses energy, transport and real estate assets, while Nari Ertem is particularly noted for her cross-border M&A capabilities.

Norton Rose Fulbright‘s contentious construction team is capable of handling the full spectrum of related work for major international clients, boasting particular expertise in defective fire safety issues in major residential developments, cross-border delay, and disruption arbitration claims. The team is also regularly instructed on renewable energy project ICC arbitrations, cross-border power plant-related matters, and EPC contract disputes. Rob Marsh and Donald Warnock serve as practice heads, with the latter considered a key contact for major engineering projects. Other key members of the team include Simon Ramsden and Joseph Bentley, who act across the full range of contentious construction matters. ‘Excellent partner’ Amy Armitage and Sarah Gosling are also recommended.