Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names across this diverse sector. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and legal disciplines.
Advised Acquinex, the insurance company, on the sale of Mercado de San Miguel, one of Madrid’s most iconic commercial and leisure assets, including real estate, leasing and urban planning aspects.
Advised MJM Group, one of the leading brokerage groups in the insurance and reinsurance market, on the acquisition of a 100% stake in Certo Broker and XILIUM.
Advised Wesleyan Assurance Society, a mutual, on negotiating a IT and business process outsourced services arrangement with a Tier 1 supplier.
Advised a leading Managing Agent on drafting various templates including master services agreements and professional services agreements.
Advised Veolia, an environmental services and waste management company, on a range of environmental and planning issues relating to several waste projects.
Represented an Australian health fund in successfully defending an unfair dismissal application in the Fair Work Commission arising from a strategically important redundancy decision. The claim was dismissed in full, preserving management discretion over future workforce restructures and reinforcing our client’s ability to make commercially-driven operational decisions with confidence.
Advised Pension Insurance Corporation on its c.£200m acquisition of a stabilised Build to Rent asset in Reading, known as Ebb & Flow. The largest single site UK BTR transaction in 2026.
Advised Phinom and Lyford Partners on all Spanish law aspects of a 7.5 million euros English law financing to support the restructuring of a real estate portfolio and facilitate a strategic property acquisition.
Advised a global financial services firm on regulatory structuring of its business and financial services activities.
Acted for Santam Limited, a general insurer in an organisational rights dispute against the South African Society of Banking Officials (SASBO), successfully opposing the union's claim in CCMA arbitration proceedings and in subsequent urgent Labour Court review proceedings.
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Partner, Head of Infrastructure & Real Estate
EmailIan is independently recognised as a leading lawyer. He specialises in capital projects and has advised on over 50 public/ private partnerships. He has particular expertise in advising equity investors in relation to transportation, water and accommodation projects.
Partner
EmailJennifer is a property and consenting specialist who heads up the Energy & Infrastructure team within our UK Property Group.
Partner
EmailStuart co-leads our PFI/PPP market globally. He acts for procurers, sponsors, contractors, FM contractors and lenders across a wide range of infrastructure and energy sub-sectors in the UK and internationally, covering the full project lifecycle.
Strategic Planning Advisor
EmailJan Bessell specialises in Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and major development. Her main focus is providing strategic planning advice on the Planning Act 2008 consenting and delivery process as well as other major development consenting processes and environmental matters.
Partner
EmailZoe is a Criminal Regulatory Law specialist who advises on Health and Safety, Food Safety and Product Safety
Partner
EmailAnthony specialises in major construction and infrastructure projects and disputes in the UK.
Partner
EmailJohn is a Finance & Projects Partner specialising in the delivery of complex infrastructure and energy projects both in the UK and internationally, acting for procuring authorities, private sector sponsors and funding vehicles.
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EmailRob specialises in construction and engineering disputes on major energy and infrastructure projects.
Partner
EmailBen is a member of our private equity group and specialises in the waste and energy, technology, business services and retail and consumer sectors. Ben is equally adept at advising institutional investors as he is advising founders and management teams.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed Sarah Derbyshire as General Counsel.
Orbital has built specific workflows for Scottish commercial real estate work, built around Scots Law and Scottish real estate practice
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Penta Real Estate on its investment into a landmark £230 million-plus joint venture with Staycity Group and advised the joint venture on the financing arrangements for the development, which will deliver a 350-room Wilde aparthotel in the heart of London's Farringdon district.
Ian Laing
Partner, Head of Infrastructure & Real Estate