James Phillips

Head of the Energy & Utilities Sector at Burges Salmon. Leading dual-qualified energy law expert. Provides regulatory and commercial legal advice to developers, funders, licensees and regulators across the energy sector. Very active in the renewable energy, energy storage and balancing services markets. · Burges Salmon LLP

EnglandEnergy & Utilities, Renewables

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Head of the Energy & Utilities Sector at Burges Salmon and a dual‑qualified energy law expert, James Phillips provides regulatory and commercial legal advice to developers, funders, licensees and regulators across the energy sector. He is very active in renewable energy, energy storage and balancing services markets and trained at Burges Salmon, qualifying in 2003 before becoming a partner in 2013 and Head of Sector in 2022.

Practice areas

Energy & UtilitiesRenewablesEnergy StorageBalancing ServicesRegulatoryCommercial ContractsProject DevelopmentNuclear

Office

England

Burges Salmon LLP · Head of the Energy & Utilities Sector at Burges Salmon. Leading dual-qualified energy law expert. Provides regulatory and commercial legal advice to developers, funders, licensees and regulators across the energy sector. Very active in the renewable energy, energy storage and balancing services markets.

England

Expertise

Renewable EnergyEnergy StorageBalancing ServicesElectricity & NuclearRegulatory AdviceCommercial ContractsProject Development

Education

Kingsfield School
University of Wales, Swansea (1999, LLB)
University of the West of England (2001, LPC)

Admissions

Qualified 2003