Overview

As the best in the industry, our projects lawyers have all the expertise you need. We have advised on projects internationally for over 40 years. Some recent accolades include:

Key Contacts

All projects contacts

  • Global Construction Law firm of the Year 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006 (Who's Who Legal)    
  • Construction Law Firm of the Year 2011, 2010 (ALB SE Asia Law Awards)
  • UAE Construction Law Firm of the Year 2010 (ACQ Magazine)
  • Hong Kong Construction Law Firm of the Year 2009 (Asian Legal Business)
  • Commended for 'Innovation in European PPP'2008 (Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards)
  • Infrastructure Team of the Year 2008 (The Lawyer)  
  • Distinction - Law Firm of the Year 2008 (Global Water Awards)
  • Ranked number one for construction in the UK, UAE and Hong Kong in leading legal directories
  • AMBAC and EIB: advising on the DBF02 road project in Northern Ireland
  • EIB: advising on the EUR972m Austrian Road Packet 1 Project, the first PPP project in Austria  
  • Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays Bank, HSBC and Co-operative Bank: advising on a number of on-shore windfarm projects across the UK
  • Financiers: advising on the redevelopment and procurement of new port infrastructure in Great Yarmouth
  • Greenstar: advising as the equity provider in its bids for three waste treatment PFI projects in Northern Ireland 

Our closings have included:

  • M25 Upgrade Project the largest road PPP in the UK and European PPP Deal of the Year 2009 (Project Finance Magazine)
  • Greater Manchester Waste PFI – the largest UK waste contract to date and European Waste Deal of the Year 2010 (Project Finance Awards)
  • Gautrain Rapid Rail Link - Best Global Project 2008 (Public Private Finance Awards)
  • Larnaka and Pafos Aiports – the first PPP undertaken in Cyprus and Best European Transport Project 2006 (Project Finance Magazine) 
  • Birmingham New Hospital – the largest hospital project outside of London
  • Chernobyl Shelter Implementation Plan for the destroyed reactor - we were highly commended for this work by British International Expertise 2009/10