Jennie is a Principal Associate in the Corporate (Energy) Department at Eversheds Sutherland.
Jennie has a particular focus on the energy and infrastructure sector and has advised on various joint ventures, investments, acquisitions and disposals of offshore (including floating offshore) wind, solar, BESS, hydrogen and renewable transport solutions projects.
In her spare time, Jennie enjoys travel, wildlife spotting, cycling, hiking, running and singing.
Latest Insights
Jennie's recent highlights include:
- acting on behalf of Schroders Greencoat on the acquisition of the UK’s largest operational solar portfolio (53 operating solar farms with a combined capacity of 513.5 MWp across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland)
- acting on behalf of Equinor in the context of the co-development of the Dudgeon and Scira offshore wind extensions (UK)
- acting on behalf of Shell on the sale of its retail energy business in the UK and Germany to Octopus
- advising a North American headquartered sustainable investor and funder on its first European acquisition of BESS projects, which included the set-up of a new UK subsidiary to enter into a framework agreement with a UK developer of ready to build BESS and gas peaker assets
- acting on behalf of Schroders Greencoat on the acquisition of a portfolio of 70MW from Foresight Solar & Technology VCT
- advising BlueFloat Energy on the formation of a partnership with Falck Renewables and Ørsted to participate in the ScotWind leasing round
- advising InfraRed Capital Partners Limited, investment manager to The Renewables Infrastructure Group (“TRIG”), on TRIG’s acquisition of a 17.5% equity interest in the Beatrice offshore wind farm from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
- advising Stadtwerke München on its participation in developing the Awel y Môr offshore wind farm, located approximately 10.5km off the Welsh coast in the Irish Sea
- advising CNG Fuels on an £80m investment by Foresight in a joint venture to build a nationwide network of refuelling stations that will allow heavy goods vehicles to run on carbon neutral fuel
- Advisor on IJGlobal’s ESG Transport Deal of the Year 2021 (which related to zero carbon fuel)
- LLM/LPC, University of Law, Bristol, 2013-2014
- LLB, University of Southampton, 2010-2013