Suriya Ashok

完整简历

Suriya Ashok is a construction and energy lawyer specialising in major energy and infrastructure projects, with a particular focus on the energy transition, battery energy storage systems (BESS) and renewable energy.

She advises developers, owners, operators, investors, funders and technology providers on the construction and delivery of complex projects in the UK and Europe. Her experience spans construction and engineering contracts, EPC arrangements, long-term service and maintenance agreements and associated project documentation.

A key focus of Suriya Ashok’s practice is helping clients identify the risks that matter and find practical ways to manage them. She has a particular interest in how geopolitical, regulatory and supply chain developments affect contracting strategy and risk allocation across battery storage, renewables and energy transition infrastructure. Her approach is transparent and commercially focused, working closely with clients to ensure legal strategy remains aligned with their commercial objectives.

Suriya Ashok focuses on the role of construction and infrastructure in enabling the energy transition, with particular expertise in the evolving battery storage and renewable energy markets. She also has specialist experience in climate contracting and has collaborated with The Chancery Lane Project on climate-related contract drafting.

相关经验

• Advising developers, owners and operators, and funds on utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) and solar projects in the UK and Europe, including EPC, construction, maintenance and long-term service arrangements.
• Advising battery manufacturers and international energy storage technology providers on construction and engineering contracts, including bespoke EPC and long-term service arrangements for projects across the UK and EMEA.
• Advising on renewable energy and associated infrastructure, including solar generation, substations and associated infrastructure works, including works interfacing with existing infrastructure.
• Advising funders and investors on construction risk, including construction due diligence, security documentation and standardisation of construction documents.
• Advising on a £1.4 billion major transport infrastructure project, involving politically sensitive issues and complex bespoke contractual documentation.
• Advising on the design and construction of major industrial infrastructure, including a multi-million-pound chemical plant project.
• Advising on complex commercial development projects, including issues arising from contractor termination, gaps in construction documentation, latent defects, design liability, delay and cost escalation