White & Case’s London arm has hired UK Rail regulator Tom Winsor as a partner in its energy infrastructure project and asset finance (EIPAF) practice.

Winsor joins the US giant’s 34-lawyer EIPAF group when his five-year tenure as Rail Regulator ends next month. Winsor’s move coincides with the abolition of his role at the Office of the Rail Regulator, which is to be replaced by a new body called the Office of Rail Regulation.