Bio

Sebastian Briggs is a partner in the firm's corporate team with a focus on energy and natural resources. He divides his time between the London and Southampton offices. He has acted on transactions for the sale, purchase, financing or investment in more than 60 renewable energy projects with a combined capacity in excess of 5GW, including RWE Npower’s ground breaking Zephyr transaction. He has been active in the renewable energy sector for more than 15 years and much of his practice is focused upon strategy and the development, acquisition and financing of assets. He has experience across the full range of technologies, including onshore wind, offshore wind, solar, wave and tidal, bio-diesel, combined heat and power, biomass and energy from waste and energy storage. In addition to his transactional practice, Sebastian advises corporate clients on governance and other risk and compliance related matters. He regularly presents seminars on these subjects. Following outstanding client feedback Sebastian was named as a star lawyer in the ‘Acritas Stars’ global database for 2018.