Simon Colvin
Partner, Head of Technology, Media and Telecoms
Government and public sector
Insight, innovation and experience in the areas that matter to you.
Pinsent Masons is independently recognised as one of the leading legal providers to the public sector. We understand how the public sector works, and know the challenges faced by those who see an increasing demand for services against a backdrop of constrained resources. We have worked with governments and public bodies around the world, including Northern Ireland, Spain, Germany, Uganda, Qatar and Singapore.
We are committed to helping the public sector to deliver despite its difficult agenda in these fast-moving, unprecedented political times. We have worked with the UK central government, including through projects for the Ministry of Justice, Highways England, DCMS and DWP, for over 30 years.
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Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.
Meet the team
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Simon Colvin
Partner, Head of Technology, Media and Telecoms
Simon is the Global head of our TMT practice and leads large scale transactions in the technology and telecoms sectors.
Scot Morrison
Partner
Scot specialises in, and has been at the forefront of developing, public/private joint ventures, partnerships and finance structures around property assets (development, housing and investment) and the provision of services.
Anne Bowden
Partner
Anne has a wealth of experience in working on structuring and delivering complex regeneration schemes.
Robbie Owen
Partner, Parliamentary Agent
Robbie leads our infrastructure planning and government affairs business. He advises on UK infrastructure and economic development policies, programmes and projects from a planning, environmental and administrative law perspective. This includes advising on policy formulation, enabling legislation, consenting and delivery.
Bridget Fleetwood
Legal Director
Bridget specialises in technology procurement and sourcing projects involving tech-enabled services or with an outsourcing component.
David Thorneloe
Legal Director
David is our Legal Director on government affairs, drawing on his unparalleled experience working at senior levels in the UK Government, to advise on a range of issues around understanding and engaging with government and legislation.
Dr. Totis Kotsonis
Partner, Head of Subsidies, Procurement, Trade Agreements and Trade Remedies
Totis advises on both compliance and contentious matters on all aspects of competition and international trade law, public procurement and subsidies, including EU State aid law. He has particular experience in the aerospace/aviation, defence, transport, energy and infrastructure sectors.
Clare Francis
Partner
Clare is a commercial law Partner specialising in business critical projects ranging from contractual joint ventures, business outsourcings to wholesale contract portfolio reviews.
