An experienced engineering lawyer, Richard is skilled at creating legal frameworks for complex international transactions and developments. He is a leading lawyer in our transactional construction team praised in Legal 500 for its ‘very impressive response times and customer care’.
He has a wealth of experience advising Government authorities, lenders, sponsors, contractors and suppliers on domestic and international projects covering a wide variety of the energy and infrastructure sectors, including transport, power and renewables projects. He has extensive experience of preparing and negotiating EPC and EPCM contracts in numerous jurisdictions, both within and outside Europe.
Richard has received recognition for his work by the independent legal directories. He has been ranked in Chambers UK for five years with various clients commenting in the latest 2024 guide: "Richard is extremely sophisticated and can explain complex concepts to the client in plain English." “The [Reed Smith construction] team are experienced and practical” and “provide a very quick turnaround on all kinds of contractual work." Legal 500 UK comments “the availability, speed of response and practical approach is very much welcomed from Richard Ceeney and his team” and recognises Richard’s 'ability to grasp issues quickly and resolve them quickly'.
