A specialist in energy projects, partner Hugo joins Osborne Clarke's energy and infrastructure team in Bristol. He has over 10 years' experience advising domestic and international clients on policy and legal issues relating to decarbonisation and low carbon energy. 

He has particular expertise in project development work in the energy sector (including nuclear, conventional thermal, emergent and renewable technologies) and in construction law in the energy industry, and regularly advises on standard and bespoke forms of construction and operation contracts, and related commercial agreements (PPAs etc).

Hugo is interested in all aspects of the Net Zero agenda and recently authored Globe Law and Business's "Decarbonising Energy: The Pathway to Net Zero".

Hugo joins from Fieldfisher and before that he was deputy GC of EDF Energy's Generation business, and was also Company Secretary and Head of Legal of its Thermal Power division. He also spent five years at Hogan Lovells specialising in construction and energy projects.