Christopher McGee-Osborne
Partner
Head of Energy, Transport & Infrastructure
Office:
London
T +44 (0)20 7246 7599
F +44 (0)20 7246 7554
christopher.mcgee-osborne@dentonwildesapte.com
Christopher is the head of our Energy, Transport &
Infrastructure strategy team. He is also head of our Rail and
Nuclear practices and a member of the Water, Oil & Gas and
Electricity teams.
He specialises in commercial contracts and privatisations in the
nuclear, electricity, rail, defence, oil & gas and water &
sewerage industries. He has led privatisation and restructuring
transactions in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. Christopher is
also an acknowledged expert on nuclear, water, rail and utility
regulation law.
He has frequently been a project team leader. In this capacity
he has been involved in:
- Fluor/Toshiba bid for £17 billion Sellafield nuclear
decommissioning contract;
- EDF - nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi;
- restructuring electricity and water industries in Abu
Dhabi;
- privatisation of electricity and water industries in
Oman;
- five IPPs/IWPPs in the Middle East (most recent, Salalah
IWPP);
- electricity restructuring in the Republic of Ireland;
- £6.7 billion West Coast Main Line rail upgrade (UK);
- Association of Train Operating Companies (UK, Network Code for
railways);
- 20+ £1 billion+ UK rail franchise bids;
- UK Ministry of Defence - Defence Industrial Strategy; and
- UK Ministry of Defence - BVT Terms of Business Agreement.
"I thoroughly enjoy my work. I like the breadth of opportunity
that the industries offer. It enables me to feel more like a
businessman than an office-bound lawyer."
"I have had some amazing experiences. One was giving a
presentation to a group of very senior personnel of a client, all
of whom were carrying guns. On another transaction, the crucial
final commercial negotiation was held underground, clad from head
to toe in rubber, waist-deep in sewage!"
"I got into the law because I couldn't think of anything more
imaginative to do. In fact, my work is extremely interesting and
highly rewarding. I wouldn't change it for the world."