Doug Bryden

Doug Bryden

  • Head of Risk & Operational Regulatory

Doug is Head of Risk & Operational Regulatory, specialising in UK, EU and international environment, regulatory, governance and trade law.

Doug's transactional, advisory and contentious practice focuses on a range of compliance, risk and liability management issues. Be it advising on regulatory licensing, ‘long-tail’ environmental and safety liabilities through to guiding boards and investors on corporate transparency, governance, trade compliance and crisis response, Doug is recognised as a leader in his field.

Sector expertise

Doug has particular expertise in the energy, petrochemical, healthcare and consumer products sectors and is the current chair of our cross-departmental Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Sector Group

International

Doug regularly travels abroad in support of the firm’s international activities and to strengthen our global network of leading specialist lawyers.  Doug is a member of International Environmental Law Network and regularly speaks at industry conferences in Europe and North America.

Industry recognition

Doug is ranked ‘Band 1’ in Chambers and Partners 2020, a ‘Leading Individual’ in Legal 500 2020 and a ‘Global Elite Thought Leader’ in Who’s Who Legal 2020.

Work highlights

  • Micro Focus plc, the FTSE100 technology company, on its global anti-bribery, export control and sanctions compliance programme
  • Equistone LLP and numerous of other private equity managers on ABC policies and procedures
  • Major international education group on a range of ABC, AML as well as Iranian sanctions and export control issues impacting its US and UK businesses, including associated investigation and regulatory defence
  • Nomura, Carlyle, Oaktree Capital and other managers and corporates of the UK’s Modern Slavery Act and related business human rights issues
  • Aviva Investors on environment, social and governance (ESG) and related ethical investment concerns
  • Basalt Infrastructure Partners (formerly Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners) on regulatory and environmental aspects of their acquisition of Wightlink Ferries from Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund and the subsequent divestment
  • Genie plc on regulatory, licencing and EHS issues on its entry into the UK onshore unconventional (shale) gas market and subsequent project development support
  • Ancala Midstream Acquisitions Limited on the acquisition of Apache Beryl I Limited's interest in the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) system and its majority interest in Beryl pipeline
  • Ancala Infrastructure on energy regulatory, renewable incentives and EHS aspects when acquiring and expanding its significant UK solar PV portfolio
  • Vitol Group and Helios Investment Partners on their $460 million acquisition of Oando plc’s Nigeria-focused downstream oil and gas businesses, advising on operational regulatory and environmental liabilities
  • Bridgepoint on regulatory and trade risk aspects of its £835 million sale of Oasis Dental Care to BUPA
  • Numerous private equity houses on defending UK climate change (CRC) regulatory defence action
  • Major UK logistics company on defending a serious health and safety at work prosecution in the Crown Court
  • Trafigura Limited and Trafigura Beheer B.V. on their defence of the high profile environmental and personal injury claim involving c.30,000 claimants from the Ivory Coast – this long running dispute was one of the largest pieces of environmental litigation ever brought before a UK court
  • Amgen Inc. on compliance with product and chemical laws in relation to an innovative new medical device being developed and launched on the EU market
  • Major US medical device manufacturer on multi-jurisdictional product liability mandate including defence of UK proceedings
  • Nike Inc. on UK and EU chemical law, product stewardship and compliance and brand management
  • Steinhoff in its £1.4 billion takeover offer for Home Retail Group and £860 million takeover offer for Darty plc

WHAT OTHERS SAY

A 'star in his field'.
The Legal 500 2020
‘Someone a client can instinctively trust’, ‘a very good and very focused commercial lawyer, with good antennae when it comes to giving a client what they need’ and interviewees consider him to be a ‘leading light’ on ESG matters
Chambers and Partners UK 2020
Far-reaching skill set, impressive practice and recognised as ‘excellent on private equity deals’.
Who's Who Legal 2020