Overview

Will is a partner in Burges Salmon’s award-winning Infrastructure team, specialising in the Energy and Healthcare sectors. He has particular expertise in advising on the numerous real estate issues which are faced by clients developing, investing in and funding Energy and Healthcare assets.

Will is recommended in The Legal 500 for Energy and Healthcare and it also describes Will as an "expert in solar PV and energy deals who goes above and beyond to meet clients' expectations”.

Experience
  • Extensive, market-leading experience of advising on all real estate aspects of solar, onshore wind, anaerobic digestion, biomass, reserve power, battery storage, hydro-electric and energy from waste projects.
  • Advising investment funds and renewable energy companies (including Bluefield, Greencoat, Downing and Octopus Energy Investments) on the acquisition, financing and disposal of renewable energy assets and on the legal asset management of their portfolios.
  • Advising numerous developers of renewable energy projects (including Anesco, Renewable Connections and Conrad) across all technologies on the property arrangements for their developments.
  • Leading teams working on the development of major infrastructure projects including advising on offshore and onshore property arrangements for offshore windfarms and Carbon Capture and Storage pipelines. These often involve long cable or pipeline routes, requiring significant numbers of agreements and the efficient legal management of multiple contracts.
  • Working on innovative structuring arrangements assisting the deployment of rooftop solar installations.
  • Advising several groups acquiring care homes across the UK.