Clyde & Co boosts energy regulatory offering with hire of Marianne Anton

London, 19 December 2024 – Global law firm Clyde & Co today announces the appointment of Marianne Anton as an energy regulatory partner in London, as part of the firm’s increased investment in its energy transition services for clients. Marianne will be part of the firm’s energy, projects and construction and corporate offering.

Marianne joins on 2^nd January from Watson Farley & Williams where she was an energy regulatory and commercial specialist advising on a wide range of matters. These include, project finance and corporate support, dispute resolution, negotiation of power purchase agreements, renewables subsidies, electricity and gas licensing and electricity licence exemptions.

Marianne, a former legal advisor at Ofgem (the UK’s gas and electricity markets regulator), has experience advising on electricity market reform, having worked on the creation of the Single Electricity Market in Ireland and Northern Ireland and on Mexico’s electricity market reform.

Rebecca Armstrong, partner at Clyde & Co comments: “Energy regulation is going through transformative change, driven by the accelerating energy transition. With new business models, guidelines, and rules emerging the regulatory landscape surrounding the transition is rapidly shifting. Marianne’s deep expertise in regulatory frameworks and understanding of how these changes will be applied will be invaluable to our clients and our firm.”

Marianne Anton comments: “I’m excited to join at such a pivotal time for the energy sector. The regulatory changes underway present both challenges and opportunities for businesses navigating the energy transition. I look forward to helping our clients adapt to these shifts, seize new opportunities, and contribute to building a more sustainable future.”

Clyde & Co’s energy specialists bring together experience from a range of sectors and industries. The firm advises a variety of businesses including energy companies, financial institutions, governments and contractors across the world on the full range of energy issues.

Recognised as leaders in energy, the firm has a growing presence across Europe following the recent hires of Alex Blomfield in London, Agnieszka Kulińska, Arkadiusz (Arek) Krasnodębski and a team of twenty in Warsaw this year, in addition to Tim Pipe and Anna Nerush in the UK in the last couple of years.