Gavin is a Senior Associate in Birketts’ banking and finance team with a focus on energy and infrastructure project finance.
He advises both lenders and borrowers on a broad range of finance transactions and has significant experience in real estate development and investment finance, together with corporate lending and acquisition finance. Gavin has particular focus in structuring financing for renewable energy and infrastructure projects.
Before joining Birketts in September 2025, Gavin worked in-house for one of the world’s top three offshore wind energy companies across their development, construction and operational projects. He advised on project finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reorganisations and corporate governance across the UK and internationally.
Gavin has worked across a broad spectrum of clean energy technologies including solar, wind (onshore and offshore), hydro, energy from waste, battery and gas peakers, gained through roles at two other major UK law firms and in-house.
Recent work highlights
Partial Divestment and Joint Venture of 3GW Offshore Wind Project
In-house counsel advising a global leading offshore wind company on the divestment of a 49% stake and establishment of a joint venture for two offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of 3GW.
Portfolio Battery Energy Storage System Financing
Advised a leading UK flexible generation and storage company on a £110m financing with a major UK bank to support the construction of a 400MW portfolio of battery energy storage systems across the UK.
Financing of a UK and Irish Onshore Wind Portfolio for a German Bank
Advised a German bank on the £86m long-term financing of a portfolio of 45 onshore wind turbines across the England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland with a combined capacity of 32MW.
Experience & education
2022 – 2025 RWE Offshore Wind, Senior Legal Counsel (Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Venture and Project Finance)
2018 – 2022 Osborne Clarke LLP, Senior Associate (Projects – Project Finance)
2014 – 2017 Burges Salmon LLP, Solicitor (Banking & Finance)
2013 – 2014 University of Law (Bristol), LLM in International Legal Practice (LPC)
2011 – 2012 College of Law (Bristol), Graduate Diploma in Law
2008 – 2011 Cardiff University, BSc(Econ) Economics