Three specialist energy and infrastructure lawyers are joining international legal practice Osborne Clarke as partners from the London office of US specialist firm Orrick.
Partners John Deacon, Dominic O’Brien and Hannah Roscoe will significantly boost the Osborne Clarke’s energy and utility sector offering, particularly in the sub-sectors of renewables and power management, and waste and bioenergy. 
Osborne Clarke UK head of energy and utilities sector Matthew Lewis, pictured below, who is based in its Bristol office, said: “We’re committed to investing and growing our energy sector to support our decarbonisation transformation strategy.
“John, Dominic and Hannah bring impressive experience to the partnership that will turbo charge our services and help us grow our existing client base.”
John Deacon, who joins Osborne Clarke this week, specialises in energy projects, carbon finance and trading, as well as infrastructure law, with a particular emphasis on renewable energy and distributed generation both conventional and unconventional.
Ranked in Chambers and The Legal 500 law sector directories – and is recognised as a leading individual by Chambers for climate change and renewable energy – he has 25 years’ experience gained at a number of law firms, including Hogan Lovells, Hammonds and Hunton & Williams.
Dominic, an energy and infrastructure project finance specialist, and Hannah, a well-respected energy and infrastructure partner, will join before the end of the financial year.
Dominic’s financing experience covers the entire lifecycle of energy and infrastructure projects, including traditional greenfield project financing, secondary/brownfield acquisition financing – including leveraged acquisition financing and portfolio/holdco financings for acquisition and development of energy and infrastructure assets – and corporate financing for operational utilities, developers and energy providers.
Previously a partner at Addleshaw Goddard and Jones Day, he regularly advises infrastructure funds, private equity sponsors, banks, alternative credit providers, credit-support providers and corporate borrowers in relation to both UK domestic and international cross-border transactions.
Hannah, who is recognised as a ‘next generation partner’ by The Legal 500 and is particularly renowned for her experience in the UK power sector, advises on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, commercial contracts, restructurings, financings and project developments in the sector. Her practice spans renewable energy, nuclear, and conventional power.
Their appointments to Osborne Clarke’s energy and utilities sector team follow that of Hugo Lidbetter, pictured, who joined in January from London firm Fieldfisher.
