Edward de la Billiere
Director and Senior Solicitor
Edward de la Billiere is a solicitor and co-founder of Prospect Law. He trained at the leading Middle East firm Trowers and Hamlins, working in both their London and Dubai offices, predominantly in the oil sector. On qualification, Edward moved to Magnox Electric as a commercial solicitor, where he was involved in its take-over by the nuclear operator BNFL.
He has advised regarding renewable and nuclear energy projects for corporate, governmental and private clients across the UK and internationally. Edward works very closely with the risk management and insurance teams, advising clients in the energy sector on risk transfer mechanisms and the role of insurance, as well as advising individual and major corporate clients in the UK and abroad on requirements for compliance with various international legislative frameworks including in the context of ESG.
Edward has advised on Parliamentary Select Committees, been consulted by the SFO on regulatory law matters, and has contributed to numerous publications including Butterworths “Fraud: Law, Practice and Procedure”.