Summer 2018
EDF and Co-op overhaul panels
Big six energy supplier EDF Energy has almost halved its external advisers in a panel review that cut the number of law firms from 14 to eight. CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) were added, while Baker McKenzie, Herbert Smith Freehills, Pinsent Masons, Eversheds Sutherland, Squire Patton Boggs and Burges Salmon all retained their places. The firms to lose out included Clifford Chance, Dentons, TLT, Osborne Clarke, Veale Wasbrough Vizards, Kennedys, Weightmans and Foot Anstey. The review of the panel – which will run until 2020 – was led by chief legal officer Guido Santi, and was intended to bring EDF closer to firms that could advise across its diverse business lines.
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