Adam Brown

Adam Brown is Counsel in Dentons' Projects practice, based in London. His practice focuses on Energy Law, advising commercial clients on the regulatory aspects of energy sector activity.

Adam has worked extensively for the UK government and sectoral regulators (at law firms and in-house) on a range of energy and other projects. He has extensive experience in preparing legislation and other forms of regulation (such as licence conditions and industry agreements) and the policymaking process that precedes it. He is the editor of Dentons' Global Energy Blog.

His experience includes the preparation and implementation of the Energy Prices Act 2022 (business support schemes) and the Energy Act 2023 (establishment of NESO), work on eight other UK Bills and about 30 statutory instruments, and advice on the negotiation of several EU Directives and Regulations. He has advised developers of and lenders to peaking plant and battery projects in the GB electricity capacity market, including on appeals against delivery body decisions in more than 100 cases, and has advised ministers on 20 energy infrastructure consents, including for Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.

He also advises on the full range of regulated support and benefits for renewables, including offshore wind, solar, anaerobic digestion, onshore wind and energy from waste, across the project lifecycle, and on carbon pricing and emissions limits, including climate change levy and EU/UK ETS.

Adam holds a Postgraduate Diploma in EU Competition Law from King's College London, a DPhil in Early Greek Poetry and a BA in Literae Humaniores from Oxford University, and completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, London.