Weightmans—Christine Rishton

National law firm Weightmans has appointed Principal Associate Christine Rishton to its energy and environment team.

Christine is a commercial solicitor with an extensive range of experience and a particular focus on advising upon long-term energy infrastructure projects aimed at delivering the Government’s Net Zero Strategy. Christine helps clients with energy performance contracts and decentralised energy schemes as well as advising clients on offtake arrangements as more and more non-fuelled energy power stations come online.

She joins the firm from the Carbon Energy Fund, where she was an in-house solicitor.

Christine said: “There is rightly a global focus upon increasingly lower carbon, smarter and decentralised energy network schemes that will not only bring about environmental advantages but also provide greater energy resilience at a domestic or even local level.

“There are also genuine promises we have made as a nation to deliver a carbon neutral economy. Weightmans is clearly committed to reaching net zero and assisting clients in meeting this target too, and I am pleased to have joined a firm that takes its role as an advisor to companies and also its own role as an energy consuming business so seriously.”

Simon Colvin, partner and head of the Environment Team at Weightmans said: “Whether public or private sector the reality is the same, smarter energy management strategies and investments are needed in order for the UK to effectively respond to demand and meet the targets in place. These projects are often complex and rarely straightforward, so the expert oversight is crucial.

“Christine brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience in advising public bodies and investors on such projects, often faced with challenging timescales. We are thrilled to welcome her to the team.”