Clare is the head of our Clean Energy sector and, as a Partner in our Banking team, also leads our Project Finance practice. She has been involved in many high-profile and innovative finance transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
She has been active in the UK energy sector since the late 1990s. In the clean energy sector, she advises a variety of clients on projects spanning various clean energy technologies (including onshore renewables (wind, hydro, solar, biomass and battery), offshore wind (fixed, floating and tidal), carbon sequestration and decarbonisation). She also has experience of a significant number of infrastructure transactions across the transport, healthcare, education and defence sectors.
Clare represents developers, lenders, consortia/sponsors, and authorities both north and south of the border; she typically leads the multi-disciplinary team required to bring deals swiftly to financial close.
Clare is often asked to speak at industry events on topics such as onshore and offshore wind, sustainability, ports and finance. She is a frequent contributor to the legal and national press on clean energy topics, and was a director on the board of industry body RenewableUK between 2019 and 2022. Clare also leads the Edinburgh Climate Compact, working with leading businesses and employers in Edinburgh to take action to contribute to decarbonisation and to radically reduce the capital city’s carbon emissions.
She is dual-qualified in Scotland and England & Wales.
Clare’s current work includes advising on a number of the ScotWind and INTOG offshore wind projects as well as clients such as Ocean Winds and Orsted in relation to a variety of their offshore projects. She also regularly works with clients such as Nadara, BayWa and SNIB in relation to a variety of onshore projects.
Partner and Head of Clean Energy