


Prior to that he was at Clifford Chance, where he qualified. Join Facebook to connect with James Whatson and others you may know. James joined Osborne Clarke in August 2011, having spent nine years in the projects team at Pinsent Masons in London. View the profiles of people named James Whatson. He is a member of The City of London Law Society Energy Committee and the Association for Decentralised Energy. He has acted for sponsors, funders, investors, sub-contractors and public authorities. In addition, James advises on the early development and structuring, bidding, contracting, negotiating, financing, closing and post-completion and post-completion matters arising on complex infrastructure projects. He also advises on funding options, security packages, risk management, supply chain structuring, grid connection, power offtake and supply arrangements, renewable incentives, embedded benefits, interface issues and legal documentation development and completion. His areas of focus are supporting the development of sustainable infra, challenges connected to funding the transition to net zero carbon, the decarbonisation of transport and tackling the carbon challenge. James has a keen interest in decarbonisation and helping businesses achieve their net zero goals. Verified email at uq.edu.au - Homepage ConservationEnvironment and Ecology. He specialises in the energy sector and supporting funder, investor and developer clients in developing, investing in and financing projects in the renewables (solar, onshore wind and hydro), demand-side response/Capacity Market, energy storage, waste resource management/waste to energy (including RDF/SRF supply and export, AD and biomass), combined heat and power and defence sectors. University of Queensland, Wildlife Conservation Society. James is a Partner in our projects team and Head of Decarbonisation at Osborne Clarke.
