Louise Gowman

Louise’s emphasis is on the consenting, development and financing of infrastructure projects. A real estate lawyer by background, she has particularly focused on the ports industry for over 20 years, and during that time has advised ports on projects, financings, development control, marine licensing, statutory orders and public inquiries, harbour regulation, commercial agreements and the management of port estates. Her infrastructure focus also includes renewables projects, from wind farm developments to energy from waste facilities. Her clients typically come from the entrepreneurial/family business sector and look to Louise for advice across a wide range of issues facing them. Louise is a founder member of UK Port Advisers, specialist port consultants and advisers focused on the port industry in the UK and worldwide and comprising operations, business, finance, environmental, public affairs and legal specialists, which delivers a wide range of services to ports and their investors, as well as government and port users. · Wedlake Bell LLP

EnglandProjects & Infrastructure, Real Estate

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Real estate–trained lawyer focusing on consenting, development and financing of infrastructure projects, with over 20 years' specialist experience advising ports on projects, financings, development control, marine licensing, statutory orders, public inquiries and harbour regulation. Founder member of UK Port Advisers, she also advises on renewables (including wind farms and energy-from-waste) and acts for entrepreneurial/family business clients.

Practice areas

Projects & InfrastructureReal EstatePorts & MaritimeProject FinanceEnergy & Renewables

Office

England

Wedlake Bell LLP · Louise’s emphasis is on the consenting, development and financing of infrastructure projects. A real estate lawyer by background, she has particularly focused on the ports industry for over 20 years, and during that time has advised ports on projects, financings, development control, marine licensing, statutory orders and public inquiries, harbour regulation, commercial agreements and the management of port estates. Her infrastructure focus also includes renewables projects, from wind farm developments to energy from waste facilities. Her clients typically come from the entrepreneurial/family business sector and look to Louise for advice across a wide range of issues facing them. Louise is a founder member of UK Port Advisers, specialist port consultants and advisers focused on the port industry in the UK and worldwide and comprising operations, business, finance, environmental, public affairs and legal specialists, which delivers a wide range of services to ports and their investors, as well as government and port users.

England

Expertise

Ports industryPort estates & harbour regulationMarine licensing & statutory ordersPublic inquiriesRenewables (wind farms)Energy from wasteProject financingEntrepreneurial/family business clients

Education

Downing College, Cambridge — BA (Law), Class 1 (1988)
College of Law, Guildford — Law Society Finals