Shearman & Sterling London-based project finance partner Kenneth MacRitchie is set to leave the firm at the end of this month to join UK Green Investments as general counsel.

MacRitchie, who was a partner in Shearman’s London office for 15 years, focuses on advising lenders in the oil & gas, petrochemicals, transport, power & gas and telecoms industries. He previously headed the US firm’s London office, before being replaced by Anthony Ward in 2008.