About
Carys attended the University of Exeter and gained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences. She went on to study the Graduate Diploma in Law at Cardiff University. During this time, she was involved in a climate change pro-bono student-led initiative which included responding to a Welsh Government white paper on sustainable agriculture and a number of roundtable discussions and workshops on climate and sustainability-friendly contractual language.
Carys continued her pro-bono commitments while studying the Legal Practice Course and Masters in Law. Following completion of her studies she worked as a Commercial Real Estate Paralegal before joining the firm as a Trainee Solicitor in 2023 in our Bristol office.
She has had seats in our Projects, Corporate Finance and Planning and Compulsory Purchase departments and is currently on secondment at BP, advising and assisting with their offshore wind projects.
Experience
- CIP: Advising the Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners with negotiations on an optimisation contract for a 500MW battery storage project in Scotland.
- Environment Agency investigations: Advising companies in connection with Environment Agency investigations into pollution of watercourses and breaches of environmental permits.
- Offshore wind developer: Advising on a nationally significant infrastructure project, including advising on compulsory purchase orders.
- AOTI: Assisting with a range of private M&A transactions, as well as a recent IPO, the successful float of US-based medical technology group AOTI.
Credentials
- Legal Practice Course with LLM – Distinction
- Graduate Diploma in Law – Distinction
- BSc Biological Sciences – 2:1 (Upper Second Class Honours)