Sean Rush Law & Policy Limited - Energy & Climate Legal Experts

Sean Rush Law and Policy is a specialised law firm with particular expertise in energy, climate and good public interest decision making. The firm provides comprehensive legal services across the energy sector, advising on conventional oil, gas and energy projects as well as low-carbon technologies including hydrogen, carbon capture use and storage (CCUS), bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), and traditional wind and solar development.

The firm offers extensive infrastructure advisory services, guiding sponsors, lenders and public sector organisations through complex infrastructure and project financing transactions. Their expertise spans transport, utilities, public private partnerships, gas transmission projects, and various energy generation facilities. With global experience across multiple jurisdictions including the UK, North America, Australia, South East Asia and New Zealand, the firm brings international best practices to local projects.

Led by Sean Rush, a former Chair of the International Bar Association's UK Energy Lawyer's Group and the first resident New Zealander appointed to the global Board of Directors for the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, the firm combines deep technical knowledge with commercial and legal expertise. Sean holds advanced qualifications including a Master's in Petroleum Law and Policy and a Master's in Climate Change Science and Policy, and serves as an Expert Reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, positioning the firm at the forefront of energy law and climate policy development.