Simon Colvin
Partner, Head of Client Relationships – Key Markets
Government and public sector
Pinsent Masons conducts a wide range of work for central and local government, and is one of a handful of ‘Tier 1’ firms appointed to provide a full range of legal services on the Crown Commercial Service's panel.
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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Meet the team
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Simon Colvin
Partner, Head of Client Relationships – Key Markets
Simon leads large scale transactions in the technology and telecoms sectors.
Anne Bowden
Partner
Anne leads our Local Government practice and is advising on a number of public/private partnerships to deliver Garden Communities across the UK. She has a wealth of experience in working on structuring and delivering complex 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.
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