Sean Rush Law and Policy
We are a firm with particular expertise in energy, climate and good public interest decision making.
Energy
We are able to advise on conventional oil, gas and energy projects and low-carbon technology such as, hydrogen, carbon capture use and storage (CCUS), bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) as well as traditional wind and solar development.
Infrastructure
We advise sponsors, lenders or public sector organisations and guide them successfully through complex infrastructure and project financing transactions.
Transport
Utilities
Public Private Partnership (PPP)
Projects
Gas transmission
"Sean is always looking for solutions and possibilities; he adds value and brings a very constructive approach and attitude to each project"
Mark Webster, Director, New Endeavour Resources (N.Z.) Limited
About Sean
Sean is a former Chair of the International Bar Association’s UK Energy Lawyer’s Group and was the first resident New Zealander to be appointed to the global Board of Directors for the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators.
He has a Master’s in Petroleum Law and Policy (with distinction) from Dundee’s Centre for Energy, Mineral and Petroleum Law and Policy and a Master’s in Climate Change Science and Policy (with merit) from Victoria University of Wellington. He is the only New Zealand base lawyer to act as an Expert Reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
