William Smith

"William was highly regarded as an extremely capable and reliable member of the project team". Siobhan Hagerty-Crosse, Senior Legal Counsel, Drax Group plc.

Partner, Co-head of Automotive, Infrastructure, Projects and Energy
London, UK

Expertise

William has experience of construction and commercial matters on major infrastructure projects, particularly in the converging energy and transport sectors e.g. electric vehicles (EV) and associated charging infrastructure. As well as acting for major utilities, regulators and industrials on a daily basis, William has undertaken secondments to E.ON, Drax Power, Low Carbon Contracts Company, Hitachi Rail and Riva Park Projects, each developing his sector expertise.

William's experience includes:

advising Volkswagen A.G. on the manufacture and supply of electric vehicle platforms
advising on various renewable generation projects around the UK for multiple generators and developers including solar and wind farm projects
supporting rail rolling-stock manufacturers in numerous bids to supply new trains to train operating companies
providing legal advice on a range of matters for rail infrastructure owner-operators