George Matthew

George Matthew is a Senior Associate at Bird & Bird in London, specialising in contracts and regulatory issues in the energy sector. His practice focuses on Energy Law.

He also co-heads the firm's international Heating & Cooling practice development area.

Whilst his work is energy focused, he acts for a diverse range of clients involved in, or impacted by, the regulation, generation, distribution and consumption of energy. This includes public bodies, developers, investors, industrial and commercial consumers of energy, as well as energy companies and network operators.

He is particularly drawn to energy projects that drive the energy transition, which regularly involves advising on renewable energy projects, heat networks and electric vehicle charging. As well as drafting the commercial contracts for energy projects, he advises clients on the delivery models and structures for their projects, including on long-term strategic arrangements to facilitate the delivery of projects at scale.

His experience includes a secondment at an international state-owned sustainable energy company in 2019. He regularly delivers training to clients on regulatory developments, has spoken at conferences on low-carbon energy projects, and co-authored guidance on heat networks for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (now Department for Energy Security and Net Zero).