Stephenson Harwood

Real Estate and Projects

John acts for leading international fund, investor, developer and operator clients, and helps them to realise their commercial objectives across all forms of new energy / renewables, nuclear (new build and decommissioning), large scale gas, distributed energy networks, demand response, infrastructure, power cables and pipelines.

He has nearly two decades of experience in the nuclear sector advising on projects of national significance such as all UK nuclear new builds, major decommissioning transactions involving the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority estate and international nuclear developers, including the fuel cycle and waste disposal.

John has strong capability in delivering projects from early inception, site assembly and land acquisition, permitting, consenting and early works through to final investment decision and project finance and construction. End of life experience includes decommissioning, remediation, revocation of consents and ultimately, disposal or next use. His breadth of expertise also spans involvement in multi-disciplinary teams focused on the acquisition, disposal and financing of major energy projects often cross-border or multi-jurisdictional in nature.

John has also co-founded a number of legal AI startups, including Contract Genetica and Dxta.ai. He is also founder of the nuclear sector focussed YouTube channel, Lex Atomica.