Marc Hammerson

‘Marc Hammerson is a standout practitioner in oil and gas M&A – commercially astute, technically excellent, and highly experienced in navigating complex cross-border transactions in the energy sector.’

‘The team led by Marc Hammerson is highly regarded for its expertise in oil and gas M&A. They combine strong technical capabilities with a deep understanding of the commercial and strategic drivers behind complex energy transactions, particularly in the upstream space.'

‘Marc Hammerson has a real-world understanding of oil and gas projects work, and a depth of experience which I feel fortunate to be able to access.’

‘Marc Hammerson is very knowledgeable and very responsive.’

'One person who stands out is Marc Hammerson. A very well-experienced and knowledgeable individual in his field. His ability to understand the client's and project's needs places him in a very trustworthy position.'

Marc Hammerson is a London-based lawyer with an impressive grounding in the Nigerian market. He advises state-owned bodies, corporations and investors on energy and natural resources transactions, including project finance and development, as well as joint ventures. "He has great expertise and in-depth knowledge. He's hands-on, very responsive and excellent to work with." "Marc was a very reassuring presence on drafting and strategy calls. His advice was always excellent and provided in a tactful and supportive manner. He's an all-around excellent lawyer." "Marc's ownership of transaction responsibilities and requirements helps the client sleep with both eyes closed."

Marc Hammerson is an oil and gas practitioner with considerable experience in the sector. He is best known for assisting clients with M&A transactions and joint venture arrangements.

Strengths
"He has great expertise and in-depth knowledge. He's hands-on, very responsive and excellent to work with."
"Marc was a very reassuring presence on drafting and strategy calls. His advice was always excellent and provided in a tactful and supportive manner. He's an all-around excellent lawyer."
"Marc's ownership of transaction responsibilities and requirements helps the client sleep with both eyes closed."

Marc Hammerson is a London-based lawyer with an impressive grounding in the Nigerian market. He advises state-owned bodies, corporations and investors on energy and natural resources transactions, including project finance and development, as well as joint ventures.

Marc Hammerson is inspirational. Marc is unique in his elaborate experience in the oil and gas market and specifically decommissioning matters. Marc has a wealth of knowledge, is very pleasant to exchange thoughts with, and advises in a clear and to-the-point way. He is also extremely helpful in finding out of the box solutions.

London-based Marc Hammerson is considered to be "a very old hand in Nigeria's oil and gas space. "He advises state-owned bodies, corporations and investors on energy and natural resources transactions, including project finance and development, as well as joint ventures. An interviewee commented: "I find him to be exciting on a developmental basis to work with."

Marc Hammerson is an oil and gas practitioner with considerable experience in the sector. He is best known for assisting clients with M&A transactions and joint venture arrangements. "He is a go-to lawyer of choice for any upstream oil and gas work - his ability to execute transactions in the sector is incredibly high." “Marc Hammerson is a stand-out practitioner for oil and gas matters. He is highly commercial and highly tactically astute”

“Praised in client comments as highly recommended in the upstream E&P sector and also as an expert in the field able to provide a good cross-section in all aspects of the E&P business”

“Very straightforward, very intelligent”

Marc has incredible technical knowledge’ and ‘can very quickly give you the answer to a problem or question in any realm” “extensive experience in M&A, joint ventures and corporate restructurings in the energy sector. Sources report: ‘He is fantastically commercial. He is highly effective and has all the tricks of the trade in difficult negotiations”

“He is ‘an excellent lawyer’ and they admire ‘the speed of his response’. Others find him to be ‘extremely effective’ and able to find ‘solutions to complex problems and very technically sound’”

"Highly regarded by clients

“His wealth of deal experience is helpful” to his clients and he attracts praise for his extensive work on energy matters in Africa. ‘When I have an oil and gas question, he's my first port of call,’ says one source”

"Mr. Hammerson is particularly strong in the oil and gas space”

“A pragmatic lawyer who is very experienced on oil and gas work and is particularly adept at transactional work in Africa. Interviewees say: ‘The combination of his corporate and energy work is multifaceted and comprehensive”

“A strong upstream and downstream oil and gas practice"

“An old school oil and gas lawyer”

“Expert in project finance”

“A solid upstream lawyer with good project development skills. He is able to offer clients substantial experience in the energy sector, including on power generation matters” “Able to offer clients substantial experience in the energy sector, including on power generation matters”

“A specialist in upstream exploration and production in the oil and gas sector”

“A steady and measured approach to energy work and an expert in upstream M&A”

“An eminently measured approach and a comprehensive understanding of all the legal issues affecting clients’ needs”

IFLR 1000 names Marc as a leading energy lawyer and notes his stand-out experience for “closing deals in Lusophone, Francophone and Anglophone Africa”

Specialism “in corporate and project work in the oil and gas, and power, industries. He has extensive experience of advising energy majors and independent energy companies in upstream and downstream oil and gas, and power”