Oliver Irwin, who chairs the firm‘s project finance practice, advises lenders and sponsors on the development and financing of cross-border energy, infrastructure and natural resources projects, many of which are the first of its kind in their sector. He has significant experience advising on multi-sourced project financings involving export credit agencies, multilaterals and development finance institutions, as well as commercial banks, traders and private credit investors. Oliver is frequently involved in the negotiation and structuring of complex intercreditor matters. He also regularly acts on alternative finance transactions involving streams, royalties, PXF, prepayment and other structured finance facilities.

IFLR1000 has identified Oliver as a “Rising Star” or “Highly Regarded” every year since 2013, and he has been ranked by Chambers UK each year since 2012, where clients report that Oliver is considered “truly outstanding” and highlight his “knowledge of debt financing” and “drive to get the deal done.” In the 2022 edition of Chambers UK clients comment, “Oliver is calm, cool, collected ꟷ he knows his stuff, which shows through in tough moments of negotiations.” They also note in Chambers UK 2024 that “he’s extremely knowledgeable and responsive” and in Chambers UK 2021 that the “technical ability, precision and accuracy of his work combined with his responsiveness makes him a very good lawyer” and he “is very pragmatic, very thorough and commercial.” Oliver is also ranked as a “Leading Partner” for Projects, Energy & Natural Resources ꟷ Infrastructure in The Legal 500 United Kingdom (2026). The Legal 500 UK 2023 noted that Oliver “has provided a decisive contribution in very complex groundbreaking transactions” and that he “has an unparalleled ability to understand the client’s needs and to provide very sound and reliable advice to fulfill them.”