Ben Morton

Partner (Energy, Infrastructure and Projects) at DLA Piper

United Kingdom

About

I specialise in PPP, infrastructure, energy and commercial projects with experience in highways (including bridges); health; energy including nuclear, renewables and National Grid Balancing Services, energy efficiency, district heating, biogas; water (DPC); education; leisure, and blue light sectors. Completed and ongoing Major Transactions - Nuclear - advising on the UK's preeminent decommissioning programme and its procurement. Secondment at an international nuclear services provider, providing advice on new and existing contracts and projects. Advised on nuclear new build projects in the UK and Middle East - Solar - advising on the development, finance and refinance of a number of solar projects, acting for funders and developers - Capacity Markets - advising scheme funders on the finance and project documentation in relation to containerised generation - Combined Heat & Power, Energy Efficiency and District Heat Networks - advising Energy Services Companies on various energy efficiency schemes - Biogas - advising on a number of novel Biogas to grid projects; - HARP - advising a bidder on the Haweswater Aquaduct Resilience Project under OFWAT's DPC model; - A465 Roads PPP - advising the Welsh Government on its procurement of a major road dualling project (including bridges) in South Wales - Mersey Gateway Bridge Project - advising Halton Borough Council on its procurement for the open-road tolled bridge and associated roads - Central Manchester Hospital PFI - advising the sponsors on the operational aspects of the project - Long Beach Court Building Scheme - advising the scheme funders on the first social infrastructure project to close in the State of California and one of the first in the USA - Bradford BSF Phase 2 PFI - advising the sponsors on the largest single PFI under the BSF programme to close to date - Cumbria Waste PFI - advising the sponsors - Norfolk & Suffolk Police PFI - advising the scheme funders - Avon & Somerset Police PFI - advising the scheme funders - Olympic Games - advising the Olympic Delivery Authority on a number of logistics contracts As well as completing infrastructure projects, I have particular expertise in advising on the ongoing operational aspects of closed infrastructure schemes, include contractual variations, advising on disputes and dispute resolution, contractual advice and contract management.

Experience

  • DLA Piper (17 yrs 10 mos)
    • Partner
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Senior Associate
      May 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 2 mos

    • Associate
      Sep 2008 - May 2013 · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • Trainee Solicitor at Hill Dickinson LLP
    Sep 2006 - Sep 2008 · 2 yrs 1 mo