Tessa Lee | Lawyers | Linklaters

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Italy, UK (England & Wales)

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Banking

“I am an Italian-speaking, English and Italian law-qualified finance lawyer, focusing primarily on the Energy & Infrastructure and Export Finance sectors. My experience of the evolution of these sectors in Italy and abroad since the late 1990s enables me to satisfy our clients’ complex needs with technical and practical advice coloured with a commercial approach.”

Overview

Dual English and Italian law-qualified, Tessa has a long-established track record as an energy lawyer, specialising in renewable energy, oil & gas and conventional power-related matters. She heads the firm’s Energy, Infrastructure and Renewables practice in Italy.

Tessa advises borrowers and lenders, including commercial banks, multilaterals and export credit agencies (ECAs) domestically and internationally, on financings, including project, export credit, leveraged and acquisition finance, principally in the energy and infrastructure sectors and from opportunities arising from the energy transition. She is also actively involved with the firm’s initiatives surrounding Africa, including developing and maintaining African client and institutional relationships.

Tessa also heads the firm’s European Export Finance Practice, is a member of the firm’s ECA group, coordinates the Italian ESG working group and is a member of the Italian CSR committee and the firm’s global D&I committee.

Beyond the Office

Tessa is frequently called upon to speak at seminars and comment on the energy sector and ESG issues in leading national legal and business journals. She has recently completed an ESG Accelerator course at Oxford University’s Said Business School.

Education and Qualifications

Tessa studied modern languages at Magdalen College, Oxford University and law at the University of Law, London.

She speaks English, Italian and French.

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