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{{Template:NuclearSpin}}'''Herbert Smith Freehills''' is a leading London law firm with a longstanding relationship with nuclear giant [[EDF Energy]] and close links to energy companies such as [[Centrica]] and [[BP]]. It is part of an international legal practice known as Herbert Smith Freehills, with offices in more than 16 countries worldwide.  
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'''Herbert Smith Freehills''' is an international law firm co-headquartered in London and with offices in more than 16 countries.
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It has a longstanding relationship with nuclear giant [[EDF Energy]] and close links to energy companies such as [[Centrica]] and [[BP]].  
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==Brexit lobbying==
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Herbert Smith Freehills says it is advising a 'variety of private and public sector clients across a wide range of sectors to meet the challenges and opportunities of Brexit'.<ref>[https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:eVIsX1bkCZEJ:https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/hsfpdf/news/a-view-from-germany-what-should-business-expect-from-brexit%3Fpdf%3D1+&cd=8&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk&client=firefox-b-ab 'A View From...', HSF website, accessed Jan 2018</ref>
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===Brexit partners===
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Herbert Smith Freehills counts three firms as 'Brexit partners'.<ref>[https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/news/herbert-smith-freehills-appoints-paul-butcher-to-new-role-of-brexit-director Herbert Smith Freehills appoints Paul Butcher to new role of Brexit Director], HSF website, 12 July 2017</ref> 
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*[[Hanbury Strategy]]: it says it has brought in the UK lobbying firm, [[Hanbury Strategy]] to provide it with policy advice in connection with the impact of Brexit on their clients businesses'.<ref>[https://www.prweek.com/article/1429505/deliveroo-gsk-law-firms-confirmed-clients-gill-stephensons-hanbury-strategy Hanbury Strategy has been taken on by two major law firms, plus Deliveroo and pharma titan GSK], PR Week, 4 April 2017</ref>
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*[[Global Counsel]], the 'strategic advisory firm' founded by Lord [[Peter Mandelson]], who is a former European Trade Commissioner. HSF says it has been working with Mandelson's firm to provide its European and Australian clients with a 'holistic perspective on Brexit'.<ref>[https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/uk/grads/news/herbert-smith-freehills-brings-lord-mandelson-to-australia Herbert Smith Freehills brings Lord Mandelson to Australia] HSF website, 3 October 2017</ref>
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*[[Boston Consulting Group]]. HSF published a joint paper with the [[Boston Consulting Group]] and [[Global Counsel]] on 'Trade Post-Brexit: Charting a New Course'. They published a further report on the impact on the energy sector.
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===Brexit team===
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*[[Eric White]], in December 2016, White joined Herbert Smith Freehills' International Trade and European Union law practice as a consultant, 'to help clients understand the implications of Brexit for their businesses and to plan'. White was previously a member of the [[European Commission]]'s Legal Service between 1985 and 2016, where he led the Trade Policy and WTO team.<ref>[https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/news/senior-trade-and-eu-lawyer-eric-white-joins-herbert-smith-freehills-from-the-european Senior trade and EU lawyer Eric White joins Herbert Smith Freehills from the European Commission], HSF press release, December 2016</ref>
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*[[Paul Butcher]] Brexit director
  
 
==People==
 
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UK climate and energy secretary [[Ed Davey]]'s older brother, [[Henry Davey]], is a corporate partner and energy expert at Herbert Smith.
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*Former UK climate and energy secretary [[Ed Davey]]'s older brother, [[Henry Davey]], is a corporate partner and energy expert at Herbert Smith.
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*[[Julie Vaughan]], senior associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP; has advised [[Cuadrilla]] Resources on 'environmental permitting for shale gas exploration sites in Lancashire'<ref>[https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/our-people/julie-vaughan Julie Vaughan], profile on HSF website, accessed Nov 2017</ref>
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Senior Herbert Smith associate [[Alastair Young]] left the company in early 2013 to join US energy law specialist [[Bracewell & Giuliani]] as a partner in its newly expanded London office.  
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*Senior Herbert Smith associate [[Alastair Young]] left the company in early 2013 to join US energy law specialist [[Bracewell & Giuliani]] as a partner in its newly expanded London office.
  
 
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{{Template:NuclearSpin}}{{‪Template:Fracking badge‬}}These include:
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*[[Sumitomo Corporation]] and [[Korea Electric Power Corporation]] (KEPCO): advising alongside [[Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority]] (ADWEA) and the special purpose company Shuweihat Asia Power Company PJSC (SAPCO) on the US$1.5 billion financing of the 1.6 GW Shuweihat 3 power plant
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*[[Sinopec]]: advising on its agreement to acquire a 49% stake in Canadian company [[Talisman Energy]] Inc's UK North Sea business for US$1.5 billion
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*[[Visagino Atominė Elektrinė]]: advising on its plans to finance, construct, operate and decommission a new nuclear plant in Lithuania in joint venture with Estonian and Latvian utilities and a strategic investor
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*[[Santos]] and [[GLNG]]: advising in relation to the development of the Gladstone LNG Project (including upstream coal seam gas fields, pipeline, LNG trains and port development)
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*[[Energy Development Corporation]]: advising Energy Development Corporation in its acquisition of a 70% interest in [[Hot Rock]] Limited’s geothermal projects in South America: the Calerias and Longavi projects in Chile and the Quellaapacheta and Chocopata projects in Peru
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:18, 9 January 2018

Herbert Smith Freehills is an international law firm co-headquartered in London and with offices in more than 16 countries.

It has a longstanding relationship with nuclear giant EDF Energy and close links to energy companies such as Centrica and BP.

Brexit lobbying

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Herbert Smith Freehills says it is advising a 'variety of private and public sector clients across a wide range of sectors to meet the challenges and opportunities of Brexit'.[1]

Brexit partners

Herbert Smith Freehills counts three firms as 'Brexit partners'.[2]

  • Hanbury Strategy: it says it has brought in the UK lobbying firm, Hanbury Strategy to provide it with policy advice in connection with the impact of Brexit on their clients businesses'.[3]
  • Global Counsel, the 'strategic advisory firm' founded by Lord Peter Mandelson, who is a former European Trade Commissioner. HSF says it has been working with Mandelson's firm to provide its European and Australian clients with a 'holistic perspective on Brexit'.[4]
  • Boston Consulting Group. HSF published a joint paper with the Boston Consulting Group and Global Counsel on 'Trade Post-Brexit: Charting a New Course'. They published a further report on the impact on the energy sector.

Brexit team

  • Eric White, in December 2016, White joined Herbert Smith Freehills' International Trade and European Union law practice as a consultant, 'to help clients understand the implications of Brexit for their businesses and to plan'. White was previously a member of the European Commission's Legal Service between 1985 and 2016, where he led the Trade Policy and WTO team.[5]
  • Paul Butcher Brexit director

People

  • Former UK climate and energy secretary Ed Davey's older brother, Henry Davey, is a corporate partner and energy expert at Herbert Smith.
  • Julie Vaughan, senior associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP; has advised Cuadrilla Resources on 'environmental permitting for shale gas exploration sites in Lancashire'[6]
  • Senior Herbert Smith associate Alastair Young left the company in early 2013 to join US energy law specialist Bracewell & Giuliani as a partner in its newly expanded London office.

Affiliations

The firm is a member of the Nuclear Industry Association lobby group. [7] Its website declares it is ‘proud to be at the vanguard of next generation nuclear in the UK’.

Clients

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These include:

Energy and nuclear

  • EDF Energy
  • Centrica
  • BP
  • Sumitomo Corporation and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO): advising alongside Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA) and the special purpose company Shuweihat Asia Power Company PJSC (SAPCO) on the US$1.5 billion financing of the 1.6 GW Shuweihat 3 power plant
  • Sinopec: advising on its agreement to acquire a 49% stake in Canadian company Talisman Energy Inc's UK North Sea business for US$1.5 billion
  • Visagino Atominė Elektrinė: advising on its plans to finance, construct, operate and decommission a new nuclear plant in Lithuania in joint venture with Estonian and Latvian utilities and a strategic investor
  • Santos and GLNG: advising in relation to the development of the Gladstone LNG Project (including upstream coal seam gas fields, pipeline, LNG trains and port development)
  • Energy Development Corporation: advising Energy Development Corporation in its acquisition of a 70% interest in Hot Rock Limited’s geothermal projects in South America: the Calerias and Longavi projects in Chile and the Quellaapacheta and Chocopata projects in Peru

Contact

The firm practices in the UK, in London, through Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, a Limited Liability Partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC310989. It is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors' Regulation Authority of England and Wales.

Address:London
Exchange House
Primrose Street
London EC2A 2EG
Phone +44 20 7374 8000
Fax +44 20 7374 0888
Belfast
3 Cromac Quay
Ormeau Gasworks
Belfast BT7 2JD
Phone +44 28 9025 8200
Fax +44 28 9025 8201
Website:http://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/legal-and-regulatory/united-kingdom

Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ [https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:eVIsX1bkCZEJ:https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/hsfpdf/news/a-view-from-germany-what-should-business-expect-from-brexit%3Fpdf%3D1+&cd=8&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk&client=firefox-b-ab 'A View From...', HSF website, accessed Jan 2018
  2. ↑ Herbert Smith Freehills appoints Paul Butcher to new role of Brexit Director, HSF website, 12 July 2017
  3. ↑ Hanbury Strategy has been taken on by two major law firms, plus Deliveroo and pharma titan GSK, PR Week, 4 April 2017
  4. ↑ Herbert Smith Freehills brings Lord Mandelson to Australia HSF website, 3 October 2017
  5. ↑ Senior trade and EU lawyer Eric White joins Herbert Smith Freehills from the European Commission, HSF press release, December 2016
  6. ↑ Julie Vaughan, profile on HSF website, accessed Nov 2017
  7. ↑ Nuclear Industry Association Our members, accessed 5 September 2012.
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