Charles July

Charles July is a Consultant based in the London office, practicing in the firm's Energy Law and Infrastructure practice. He specializes in the development, financing, acquisition, and disposal of energy and infrastructure assets and businesses, with over 45 years' experience practicing in London, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, and Paris.

Mr. July has advised on major transactions including the US$4.5 billion project financing of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline, the acquisition of a 50% interest in InterGen NV, Equinor's project financings of the Guanizal 2A solar PV in Argentina and the Apodi solar PV in Brazil, Enbridge's investments in the Rampion and Hohe See offshore wind farms, and PetroChina's joint venture with INEOS for the development of a new utilities center at Grangemouth.

He holds a BA (Hons) in Jurisprudence from Oxford University (1978). He was formerly a partner at Watson, Farley and Williams (leading the Projects, Commodities and Export Finance group from 2010-2013) and practiced at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer from 1981 as a partner from 1988, where he served as managing partner of the Singapore office (1992-1998) and the Abu Dhabi office (2008-2010).