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18 January 2022
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Addleshaw Goddard—Matthew Williams

Law firm hires energy partner

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has hired ex co-head of Fieldfisher's Energy and Natural Resources team, Matthew Williams, as a Partner within its Infrastructure Projects and Energy (IPE) team. Matthew will work primarily on M&A and projects within the zero-carbon power assets market.

Matthew's practice focuses on some of the most valuable M&A transactions and development projects in the energy sector for a range of clients including utilities, oil & gas majors, independent power generators, banks and infrastructure funds. Matthew has been ranked in both Chambers and the Legal 500 since 2010 and in the Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame" for the power sector since 2019.

Richard Goodfellow, Head of IPE and Co-Head of Energy & Utilities at Addleshaw Goddard, said: 'We are really excited to bring Matthew into our team. He has advised on some of the most valuable and strategic zero carbon power transactions in recent years and is highly experienced in both renewable and non-renewable assets.'

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