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Brodies LLP Offices
Capital Square
58 Morrison Street
EDINBURGH
EH3 8BP
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Keith Patterson
Work Department
Corporate, projects.
Position
Keith advises clients on the build out of new renewable energy projects, including windfarms, solar parks, biomass projects and hydro schemes.
Keith also advises on the sale and purchase of ready to build and operating projects, as well as setting up joint ventures to implement renewables projects. He advises developers and lenders, as well as purchases and sellers.
Career
Trained Dickson Minto; qualified 1992; assistant solicitor Shepherd+ Wedderburn 1993; assistant solicitor NWS Central Legal Office 1994-96; associate McClure Naismith 1996-99; partner 1998-99; partner MacRoberts 1999-2003; partner Brodies LLP 2003.
Education
Kelvinside Academy; Edinburgh University (1989 LLB Hons; 1990 DipLP).
Leisure
Tennis, golf.
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy (excluding oil and gas)
(Leading individuals)Acting for a broad range of clients including developers, operators, overseas utilities, landowners, investors and contractors, the practice at Brodies LLP offers specialist expertise across the range of renewable energies, from hydro and wind farming to solar and bioenergy. Particularly strong advising the independent power producer (IPP) sector, the team is co-headed by Keith Patterson, who leads on transactional work and the firm’s well regarded project finance capabilities. Kirsty Macpherson also leads the team and brings over 20 years of experience advising developers and landowners on renewables projects, with specialist knowledge regarding rural land crofting issues. Sarah-Jane McArthur is noted for her in-depth knowledge of renewable subsidy regimes and the wider regulatory environment, while managing associate Claire Reid has been involved in some of Scotland’s largest wind projects.