Jonathan Cripps
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Infrastructure: PFI/PPP
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About
Provided by Jonathan Cripps
Practice Areas
Jonathan is the head of our firmwide decarbonisation area of focus. He also leads our projects, energy and infrastructure team in London. Jonathan leads the delivery of our strategy to provide a full range of decarbonisation services across the energy, transportation and trade, and the built and natural environment sectors to support our clients achieve their decarbonisation, net zero and sustainability goals. He leads an international team of decarbonisation lawyers from across all the jurisdictions we operate in.
He has over 30 years of advising on major energy and infrastructure projects, including within the renewables sector in both the UK and internationally.
In renewables and energy transition, Jonathan acts for sponsors, lenders, operators and construction and engineering contractors across the full range of technologies from solar, wind, energy from waste, electric vehicles, geothermal, direct air capture, through to hydrogen and nuclear.
Within the broader infrastructure market, Jonathan has advised on every UK government infrastructure programme since the 1990s, including PFI and all its derivative forms. Internationally, Jonathan is active on major projects in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Chambers Review
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Jonathan Cripps regularly advises clients on secondary market transactions and operational issues affecting PFI projects across the UK. He is particularly adept at assisting with refinancings and the replacement of facilities management contracts in relation to healthcare and education developments.
Strengths
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"Jonathan is a great lawyer, he always puts himself in his clients' shoes and thinks about how to get them solutions. He is easy to deal with and has vast experience and excellent contacts."
"Jonathan provides strong backup for the team and offers well-considered counsel to clients."
"Jonathan is a brilliant and fabulous lawyer. He is always responsive, very quick to respond and comprehensive in advice. His reasonable costs and understanding of value cannot be faulted."
"Jonathan is a great lawyer, he always puts himself in his clients' shoes and thinks about how to get them solutions. He is easy to deal with and has vast experience and excellent contacts."
"Jonathan provides strong backup for the team and offers well-considered counsel to clients."
"Jonathan is a brilliant and fabulous lawyer. He is always responsive, very quick to respond and comprehensive in advice. His reasonable costs and understanding of value cannot be faulted."