Pinsent Masons

This article is part of the Nuclear Spin project of Spinwatch.

Background

Pinsent Masons is an international law firm, which is ranked one of the UK's top 20 firms.

It has offices in Aberdeen; Belfast; Birmingham; Edinburgh; Leeds; London; Manchester; Munich; Paris; Istanbul; Dubai; Qatar; Beijing; Hong Kong; Shanghai and Singapore.

Current activities

Lobbying government

Public Policy is the public affairs division of Pinsent Masons, providing 'tailored strategic public affairs advice on the business implications of legislation and regulation from Westminster and Whitehall, the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government and the EU'. It is headed by Alastair Ross.

People

• Paul Rice, Partner - Head of Client Relationships, Energy & Natural Resources
• Bob Ruddiman - Partner - Head of Energy & Natural Resources

Secondee to government working on Hinkley Point C application

• Sophie Barr is a Pinsent Masons employee, who was seconded to the Office for Nuclear Development at the DECC from March 2012 until March 2013. Her role was as 'Head of Waste Transfer Contract', working on Development of the Government’s Waste Transfer Contract, application to Hinkley Point C. DECC said it makes a contribution to her salary.

Clients

• Nugeneration Limited, a private consortium that wants to build a new nuclear power station near Sellafield
• AMEC - Pinsents advised on AMEC's acquisition of Serco nuclear services business in June 2012

Affiliations

• Nuclear Industry Association - member

Contact, Resources and Notes

Contact

Address:30 Crown Place,

Earl Street, London,

Greater London, UK EC2A 4ES

Phone: (020) 7418 7000

Website:Website : www.pinsentmasons.com