Renowned for its national presence and global reach, spanning Europe, Africa, the Caspian, the Middle East and Asia, Hogan Lovells International LLP acts for key oil and gas clients across the globe on the full scope of mandates, from IP and tax right matters to environmental issues and disputes. M&A practitioner Sarah Shaw steers the group alongside Ben Sulaiman, who is a key point of contact for global oil and gas majors, such as BP and Chevron, while Ben Hornan handles high-profile disputes. The team welcomed Alastair Young from Bracewell (UK) LLP in April 2023 and Andrew Shaw from CMS in October 2023. Shaw is praised for his ‘brilliant commercial understanding’ and ability to ’see things from different perspectives’.
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‘Andrew Shaw has brilliant commercial understanding, is always happy to assist and able to see things from different perspectives.’
‘The team is particularly agile and capable of understanding the energy market dynamics extremely well.'
‘Ben Sulaiman is always on top of things.'
Kernmandanten
- UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- (BEIS)
- BP.
- Letter One
- Naftogaz
- The Crown Estate
- Chevron
- QatarEnergy
- SOCAR
Highlight-Mandate
Advised super-major Chevron on its country entry into Namibia, one of the world’s current oil & gas hotspots. The transaction which completed in February 2023 involved the acquisition of upstream offshore assets in the of Namibia, structured as an inter-conditional share purchase and asset purchase from two separate sellers.
Advised LetterOne, an international investment firm, on its transfer (together with the other shareholder, BASF) of Wintershall Dea’s non Russia-related upstream business to London-listed Harbour Energy plc, the UK's largest oil and gas producer, by way of a reverse public takeover.
Advised TCE on the award of a landmark agreement for the development of a carbon capture and storage (CCUS) project.
Anwält*innen
Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Partner*innen der nächsten Generation
Juniorpartner*innen, die im Markt von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern anerkannt werden und in einigen Mandaten eine Schlüsselrolle einnehmen.
Führende Associates
Führende Associates sind regelmäßig an zentralen Mandaten des Teams beteiligt und erhalten positives Feedback von Wettbewerbern oder Mandanten.
Amy Cleaves
Praxisleitung
Sarah Shaw; Ben Sulaiman
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Ben Hornan; Alastair Young; Andrew Shaw; Amy Cleaves