James is a partner in the Construction and Engineering team at Burges Salmon, specialising in power, transport and infrastructure projects, alongside construction development and finance. He acts for procuring bodies, joint ventures, developers and the supply chain, and has particular experience advising European developers on energy projects.
His areas of specialism include: the development and operation of renewable power systems and heat networks; renewable fuel projects, green hydrogen and the procurement of net zero infrastructure; industrial asset procurement; and site demolition and remediation works.
He advises water utilities on construction contracts for capital works, including the negotiation of frameworks arising out of HS2 and other capital works programmes.
He has been advising developers and contractors on HAR1 and HAR2 application projects, in particular in relation to procurement structures and electrolyser procurement. He is a speaker and panellist at industry events on topics such as critical minerals, heat networks and green hydrogen.