Energy and Natural Resources

LG has a long established presence in the UK and international natural resources industry. We work with clients in the mining & minerals, oil & gas, power, renewable energy, cleantech and commodities sectors as well as related services businesses.

LG has a team of experienced natural resources lawyers who can advise on a wide variety of matters ranging from mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions through defensive deal structuring and jurisdictional advice to enable clients to manage and minimise their risks. We also provide specialised assistance in relation to litigation and international arbitration, restructuring, employment, environmental, tax and finance.

We pride ourselves on our industry experience, placing as much emphasis on the commercial and practical areas as on the complex technical issues. We have close relationships with other law firms in the leading centres for the natural resources industry around the world and we routinely lead and co-ordinate multi-jurisdictional transactions and disputes for our clients in this sector.

Our areas of expertise include:

acquisitions, disposals and assignments of interests, assets and companies
takeovers (including reverse takeovers)
initial public offerings and secondary offerings on the London Stock Exchange (Main Market) and AIM and dual listings on the world’s major exchanges
private equity and venture capital raising (including seed capital and pre-IPO fund raising)
joint ventures and shareholder agreements
investment funds (focusing on the natural resources industry)
restructuring, reorganisations and turn-arounds and intra-group transfers
debt and project finance
outsourcing and procurement, executive employment and recruitment
licences and royalties
commercial agreements relating to exploration, production, processing, off-take, transportation and distribution
JOAs, farm-in, farm-out, strategic alliances and investments
natural resources and commodities litigation
regulatory and anti-corruption matters international arbitration (LCIA, ICC, SCC, UNCITRAL, ICSID)

Overseas:

The majority of the natural resources work that we undertake has an international element. We currently service our natural resources clients from our offices in London, Dubai, Moscow and India.

Don't just take our word for it...

"[The Mining team at] LG is ‘excellent in all respects'…" The Legal 500 UK Edition 2009

"LG's efforts in attracting Indian investors and listing companies have been fruitful, whilst natural resources and renewable energy sectors are other areas of success." Chambers UK 2009