International law firm Gowling WLG has strengthened its multi-disciplinary Energy Transition team with the appointment of Will Glover as a corporate partner in London.

Will is an experienced corporate lawyer focused on the energy transition sector and also has a strong background in the development and financing of large-scale infrastructure and energy projects.

He joins the firm from Eversheds Sutherland, where he was a principal associate. He previously trained at and qualified into the Projects team at Ashurst.

Will said: "Gowling WLG has an excellent energy transition practice with an extremely strong reputation in the market. I'm excited to join the firm and am looking forward to building on the great work that the energy sector team here has been carrying out for some time. 

"I know first-hand what an impressive team and array of clients the firm has, both domestically and internationally, across numerous energy technologies and at different stakeholder levels and I fully believe we have everything in place to firmly establish ourselves as one of the leading advisers in the clean energy sector."

Gareth Baker, who co-leads the global energy sector team at Gowling WLG and is also London M&A and Private Equity team lead, added: "We've known Will for some time having worked alongside him on transactional energy and energy transition advisory work and we knew from that moment that he would be a great fit for us. We're delighted to bring him on board as part of our growth strategy and that he's now part of our team.

"We've recently brought together our project finance, energy and infrastructure and Government projects practices into a single team to create our Energy Transition, Infrastructure and Projects (ETIP) team. This is enhancing and optimising our delivery model to clients. Will can plug into this and we look forward to working together."

Stuart Young, Head of Corporate, Finance and Tax at Gowling WLG, said: "Will's appointment aligns with our strategy for growth - further strengthening our position as a leading legal adviser in the energy sector and our wider corporate capability."

Gowling WLG's multi-disciplinary Energy Transition team has a first-class reputation with regard to renewable and clean energy and operates seamlessly around the globe. Positioned at the forefront of the renewables sector, the team has been advising on transactions across a range of energy transition technologies, including Brockwell on its acquisition of London-based renewable energy developer, RNA-Energy Ltd and Pioneer on its investment into Perpetum Europe, as well as advising HydrogenOne on numerous transactions, including its participation in a €215 million Series E equity financing round by Sunfire GmbH. The team was also recently named by Inspiratia as the top UK hydrogen project adviser for the period of 2020-2023.

Will follows Madu Jain and Rebecca Burford in bolstering the firm's Corporate practice as new partners in the UK in 2024. Madhu advises clients in the insurance and reinsurance sector and also has de-risking expertise supporting the firm's market leading pensions risk transfer (PRT) practice. Rebecca joined the firm's global tech sector as UK Head of Tech Venture Capital.