ENERGY

ENERGY & UTILITIES

Helping you deliver a sustainable future

As the world moves towards decarbonised economies, there is an increased need for essential utilities. To fulfil this need, established players are having to adapt and a number of new and diverse market entrants are evolving and offering new business models.

The industry is changing rapidly and we have built our team of energy lawyers across all of our legal disciplines and network of offices to anticipate these changes. We use our knowledge of the energy industry to provide focused and commercial advice. You can count on us for our professionalism, technical expertise, responsiveness, personal chemistry and problem solving.

We focus particularly on:

In addition to our core strength in traditional energy, utilities and infrastructure, we have a deep rooted knowledge of technology and IP. We understand key business processes and work closely with industry bodies in order to influence and shape markets.  We will help you to anticipate change, deliver solutions and implement strategies, as well as to protect your business and enhance its value. Moreover we are able to assist in risk assessments from a very early stage to avoid costly disputes. Where necessary, our disputes team is prepared to resolve any issues you may encounter.

If you'd like to know more about how we can help your business, please contact individuals listed below.

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Bird & Bird named most active clean energy M&A adviser

Our Energy & Utilities Group has been recognised by the Clean Energy Pipeline Legal League Tables 2024 for closing 172 M&A and PF clean energy deals globally in 2023 – the highest total of any law firm. This includes being the number 1 firm globally for M&A deals by volume in clean energy in the Clean Energy Pipeline Legal League Tables 2024 (for the 7th consecutive year).

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Accolades

Bird & Bird's lawyers are prompt, polite and they always endeavour to make themselves available.

Chambers UK, 2025

Bird & Bird demonstrates impressive depth and breadth, showcasing expertise across diverse practice areas.

Chambers UK, 2025

Bird & Bird is very competent with deep insight on market standards.

Chambers UK, 2025

Bird & Bird has excellent knowledge of both the UK and EU energy sectors.

Chambers Europe, 2025

An experienced renewables team across legal departments - enabling a full commercially focused legal service level.

Legal 500 UK, 2025

The team has a great capacity to understand complex energy sector matters and provide sophisticated legal advice.

Chambers UK, 2024

An incredibly experienced team being led by sector specialists.

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