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Martin Lucas
Work Department
PARTNER IN THE LONDON PROJECTS GROUP
Position
Martin has over 15 years’ experience of advising on projects in the energy and infrastructure sectors worldwide. His recent experience includes advising developers, debt and equity funders in the offshore wind sector, where he has advised on projects in the UK, Germany, Belgium, Denmark and the USA both during the development and construction phases, as well as acquisitions and disposals.
Martin worked in a commercial and technical capacity for a large UK developer for nearly 10 years before qualifying as a lawyer.
Career
Trained Chambers of Richard Ferguson QC; qualified 1999; Norton Rose 1999-2006; Jones Day 2006-08; Watson, Farley & Williams LLP 2008 to date. Publications of note: ‘The New FIDIC forms’, ‘Gulf Construction 2004’; ‘Old Risks, New Contracts’, ‘Project Finance Magazine 2006’.
Memberships
Honourable Society of Grays Inn; Society of Construction Law.
Education
Inns of Court School of Law (1998 BVC); Kings College London, (2003, MSc).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
Watson Farley & Williams LLP
offers comprehensive cradle-to-grave services in the energy, infrastructure, and transport sectors. Team head Martin Lucas specialises in offshore wind construction and project development. Barry Hembling provides both contentious and non-contentious support throughout a project’s lifecycle, from initial contract negotiations to dispute avoidance, with particular emphasis on real estate assets, especially in the hotel, leisure, and healthcare sectors. Emmanuel Ninos adds expertise in working with major utilities companies, developers, and contractors to the practice.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commodities disputes
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Transport > Aviation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Transport > Shipping
- Finance > Trade finance
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Employment > Immigration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Transport > Rail
- Real estate > Environment
- Real estate > Planning
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: development