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Louis Skyner

Louis Skyner

Dentons, Russia

Work Department

Energy

Position

Louis, an English-qualified solicitor, joined Dentons in May 2017, having worked in the project finance and energy practice of a leading international law firm in both its London and Moscow offices.

His oil and gas practice has primarily been based on advising E&P companies on their participation in upstream and downstream projects in Russia & the CIS, project sponsors on the negotiation of finance and project documents, and project operators on a variety of contractual and regulatory issues.

In terms of his power practice, Louis has advised project sponsors of a variety of renewable power generation projects in Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan (principally solar, hydro, and wind projects) on their structuring and financing, and the operators on the negotiation of the key project documents, e.g. EPC contracts and offtake arrangements.

Finally, Louis has used the experience he has gained working in the energy sector to provide advice to governments across the region, both on the implementation of concession and public-private partnership arrangements for energy and infrastructure projects, and on unbundling and the development of competitive power markets.

In addition to his legal practice, Louis has authored numerous articles on Eurasian energy market regulation, economics and politics. He is an Associate Fellow at the Forum for Central Asian Studies at the University of Cambridge, and has previously worked as an Associate Professor at the New Economic School in Moscow, and the European University in St Petersburg.

Career

Partner in Dentons’ Energy practice, Dentons, London, Moscow, Prague (May 2017-present) Counsel, Clifford Chance, United Kingdom and Russia (2013-2017) Leading Legal Counsel, Statoil, Norway and Russia (2009-2013) Associate then Senior Associate, Wikborg Rein, Norway (2004-2008)

Languages

English Norwegian Russian

Memberships

Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2007 Member of the Norwegian Bar Association, 2003

Education

University of Oslo, 2004, Post–Doctoral Thesis (Norwegian Research Council Scholar), Comparison of international practice in the regulation, structuring and financing of activity in the energy sector Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, 2002, Legal Practice Certificate College of Law of England and Wales, 1999, Diploma in Law University of Cambridge, 1999, PhD (British Academy Scholar), Privatisation of land ownership in Russia University of East Anglia, 1996, Master of Arts Degree (with Distinction), Comparative European Politics University of Oxford, 1994, BA, Bachelor of Arts Degree (1st Class, Ancient & Modern History)
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