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James Pay

+44 207006 2625 [email protected]

Work Department

Energy and Infrastructure

Position

Partner

James Pay specialises in power, renewables, mining and metals, energy infrastructure transactions, including project and minority stake financings, commercial contracts and M&A and joint venture work.

James is head of Clifford Chance’s Global Renewables Group and co-head of our Mining and Metals Group.

Career

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 1995
Partner since 2003

Top Tier Firm Rankings

• Finance > Acquisition finance
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
• Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
• Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
• Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
• Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
• Real estate > Commercial property: development
• Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
• Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
• Risk advisory > Corporate governance
• Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
• Finance > Debt capital markets
• Finance > Derivatives and structured products
• Industry focus > Emerging markets
• Employment > Employee share schemes
• Real estate > Environment
• Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap
• Risk advisory > ESG
• Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
• Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
• Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
• Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
• Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
• Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
• Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
• Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
• Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
• Real estate > Property finance
• Dispute resolution > Public international law
• Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
• Finance > Securitisation
• Industry focus > TMT
• Finance > Transport finance and leasing
• Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax

Firm Rankings

• Public sector > Administrative and public law
• Real estate > Commercial property: investment
• Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
• Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
• Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
• Employment > Employers
• Finance > High yield
• Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
• Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
• Dispute resolution > International arbitration
• Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
• Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
• Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
• Transport > Rail
• Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
• Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
• Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
• Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
• Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
• Real estate > Planning
• Industry focus > Retail and consumer
• Real estate > Social housing: finance
• Real estate > Construction: contentious
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
• Real estate > Property litigation