Eversheds Sutherland Welcomes Partner Robert Lamkin to Global Energy Group

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Robert M. Lamkin has joined the Global Energy Group as a partner in Washington, DC and New York, expanding the firm’s already strong capabilities to advise clients on wholesale and retail energy trading and broader energy transactional and regulatory matters.

As a highly experienced and well-rounded energy attorney, Mr. Lamkin represents energy trading firms, electric power generators, renewables project developers and other energy industry participants in a range of transactions. In his energy practice, Mr. Lamkin supports clients in negotiating structured physical and financial hedging and other structured energy transactions. He also advises on energy management agreements, asset management agreements and other agreements related to power production and energy trading.

“I am excited to welcome Rob to our Global Energy Group, where he will add depth to our world-class teams that are focused on the energy industry’s most cutting-edge developments,” said Mark D. Wasserman, Co-CEO of Eversheds Sutherland. “His extensive experience with handling highly technical and complex energy trading deals will benefit our sophisticated energy clients, as will his experience in the fast-moving area of renewable energy transition matters.”

In the regulatory realm, Mr. Lamkin also provides legal counsel to clients in a variety of federal and state regulatory matters, including issues arising under the Federal Power Act, the Public Utility Holding Company Act, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act and the Commodity Exchange Act. His regulatory background also provides a strong foundation for his transactional representations.

“As a well-known and esteemed attorney in energy trading circles, Rob is an excellent addition to our Energy team,” said Thomas H. Warren, Partner and Co-Head of Global Energy. “He will provide clients with immediate synergies and benefits, thanks to his skill sets in energy trading and project finance, which he has developed over decades of practice in these specialized and high-demand areas.”

Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Mr. Lamkin was a partner on the Energy team at McDermott Will & Emery. Earlier in his career, he served as in-house counsel for the energy trading and marketing affiliate at a privately-held financial institution, where he focused on a variety of matters, including negotiating all domestic, European and United Kingdom energy trading documentation for electricity, natural gas, weather and derivatives products, and overseeing Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), energy market, Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) and reliability compliance.