Darren Spalding is recognized as a global leader in energy and resources transactions and projects. He is co-chair of the firm’s oil and gas practice and has more than two decades of experience in the energy and resources industry. Darren advises clients on energy and resources M&A transactions and projects, with a particular focus on cross-border matters, having worked on deals and projects in more than 40 jurisdictions.

Darren is lauded across the industry and is praised as a leading M&A lawyer by IFLR1000 Financial & Corporate and M&A Guide (2017-2024), ranked in Chambers Global (2024-2025) and Chambers UK (2019-2026), and is also highly regarded by The Legal 500 United Kingdom (2014-2021, 2024, 2026). He is widely published by a broad range of industry journals, presents at industry conferences, is regularly quoted in the press and is the co-author of an industry model form transaction agreement.