Berwin Leighton Paisner

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Berwin Leighton Paisner is one of the top 20 law firms based in the UK. It was formed through the merger of Berwin Leighton and Paisner & Co in 2001.

Activities

Energy sector - oil and gas

BLP has extensive experience advising oil and gas companies on corporate and commercial oil and gas transactions. The firm is currently advising on a series of mandates involving unconventional resources in the UK and internationally. [1]

Affiliations

Lobbying firms retained

Bell Pottinger Public Affairs [3] | Cicero Consulting[4] | Interel [5] Pepper Public Affairs[6]

People

Former paid advisers

Secondees

According to BLP's website

'Several BLP team members have been seconded to the UK’s Department of Health. As a result we have a real understanding not only of the legal and commercial issues, but also of the policies and principles that underlie and influence the healthcare sector'. [9]

Clients

FTSE 100 clients

Listed on BLP website

Africa

Absa Bank | Access Bank | African Bank | African Finance Corporation | African Development Bank | Anadarko | Central Bank of Nigeria | Coal of Africa Daddo Maritime Services Limited | FBN Capital | Guaranty Trust Bank | Harvest Natural Resources | Hellenic Petroleum | Investec | Lagos State Government | Ncondezi Coal Company | Odfjell Drilling | Panoro Energy /Pan-Petroleum | Perenco | Premier Oil | Standard Bank | Tanzanite One | Telkom SA Union Bank of Nigeria Vegas Oil and Gas Vitol Zanaga Iron Ore | Zenith Bank

UK

AMEC | Aviva Investors | Balfour Beatty | Barclays | Blackstone |Great Portland Estates | Hadrian’s Wall Capital | Hatfield Philips | Hellenic Petroleum | Land Securities | National Grid | Olympic Delivery Authority | Oman Power and Water Procurement Company | Oracle | Playtech | Premier Oil Qatari Diar | Schroders | Tesco | Thames Water | The Financial Times | The Football Association | Travelex | UBS | Wilmington Trust |

UAE

Aabar Investments | Aldar | Al Habtoor | Al Rajhi Group | Al Tamouh Investments | Al Tayer | Arabtec | Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) | Dubai Aviation City Corporation | Majid Al Futtaim Properties | Musanada | Qatari Diar | Reem Investments | Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) | Urban Planning Council |

Israel

Arkia | Bank Hapoalim | Bank Leumi | Brack Capital Real Estate | Ceragon Networks | Delek Group | Dexcel | Dori Media | Eden Springs | EL AL | Elbit Imaging | Engel Resources and Development | FIBI | Gilat Satcom | Lumenis | MirLand Development Corporation | Miya | MyHeritage | Ofer Group | Paradigm Geophysical | Park Plaza | Pilat Media Global | Playtech | Plaza Centers | Poalim Asset Management | Ratio Oil Exploration | Roadchef | Teva | Union Bank of Israel XL Media

Russia and the CIS

Goltsblat BLPis the Russian practice of BLP, and is one of the top 3 law firms in Russia*, it is also one of the largest among Moscow’s top-50 law firms*. More than 70% of clients are major international companies operating in Russia or the CIS.

Clients include Barclays Bank Shell | Coalco | Caterpillar Financial China Development Bank North Caucasus Development Corporation Fleming Family & Partners GE Energy Deutsche Bank AG EBRD

Publications

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Resources

Notes

  1. Tim Sumner, Adam Dann, Expert insights: Oil and gas law update: AIPN publishes unconventional resources operating agreement, BLP website, 29 September 2014
  2. Source: [1]
  3. PRCA Public Affairs Register: Agencies – September to November 2012
  4. Association of Professional Political Consultants. APPC Register Entry, 1 Sep - 30 Nov 2010.
  5. Interel Consulting UK, APPC Register Entry for 1 March 2010 to 31 May 2010
  6. PRCA Public Affairs Register: Agencies – September to November 2012
  7. Tim Pugh, Berwin, Leighton Paisner website, undated, accessed 28 October 2014
  8. Lord Mendelsohn, www.parliament.co.uk, undated, accessed 28 October 2014
  9. Healthcare, BLP website, accessed 28 October 2014
  10. Luke McLeod-Roberts, BLP hiring spree and tax umbrella policy paves way for City supremacy The Lawyer. June 21, 2010, Pg. 11.
  11. Lawyers to the top FTSE 100 companies, Chambers and Partners, 2012