See which of our regular columnists featured in this year鈥檚 list of the great and the good in the UK legal trade
Several of 黑洞社区鈥檚 legal columnists and bloggers were mentioned in the construction section of this year鈥檚 Legal 500 listing.
Rupert Choat鈥檚 departure from CMS to join Atkin Chambers in March was noted in CMS鈥檚 entry. It noted that the construction disputes team that Rupert left behind, and had led for a number of years, was 鈥渧ery strong鈥� and 鈥渦nderpinned by 鈥榚xcellent鈥� energy鈥�
Other mentions of 黑洞社区鈥檚 regular columnists in the construction section of the list included:
鈥淭he 鈥榚xcellent鈥� Simon Tolson heads Fenwick Elliott LLP鈥檚 鈥榝irst-class鈥�, 鈥榓lways accessible鈥� team. It advises on a range of domestic and international infrastructure projects, with notable expertise in highrise developments, and also has a 鈥榝antastic鈥� contentious practice.鈥�
鈥淛ones Day鈥檚 construction department 鈥榗ontinues to go from strength to strength鈥�, and has 鈥榲ast sector expertise鈥�, fielding 鈥榝irst-class lawyers with a wealth of knowledge and understanding of the industry and the ability to apply sound legal reasoning鈥�. [鈥 Team head Hamish Lal is 鈥榓 thinker and a strategist鈥�, and 鈥榟is analysis and work ethic are second to none鈥�.鈥�
鈥淢acfarlanes LLP is appreciated for its 鈥榩rompt service and excellent attention to detail鈥�, and delivers 鈥榚xcellent client service鈥�. The鈥榚xceptionally experienced鈥� Ann Minogue and 鈥榖rilliant鈥� Doug Wass head the team.鈥�
鈥淟ed by Steven Carey, Speechly Bircham LLP鈥檚 鈥榲ery professional鈥� department covers UK real estate and international engineering matters.鈥�
鈥淭aylor Wessing LLP provides 鈥榓n excellent service鈥� to clients, covering matters ranging from finance and disputes to major project restructuring and infrastructure work, and is particularly noted for its expertise in the hotels and leisure sector. The 鈥榚xpert鈥� Laurence Cobb heads the team.鈥�
鈥淭he 鈥榚xtremely knowledgeable鈥� team at Trowers & Hamlins LLP advised AmeyCespa on its 拢200m waste PPP deal with Milton Keynes Council, and is also acting for the Berkeley Group on a number of projects. [鈥 Stephanie Canham is national department head.鈥�
鈥淥lswang LLP is particularly noted for its leisure and retail expertise. [鈥 Team head Francis Ho is recommended.鈥�
Methodology
The Legal 500鈥檚 listings are based upon qualitative research which involves the publisher Legalease鈥檚 researchers speaking to thousands of commercial law firm clients across different industry sectors, as well as consulting other law firms and information from confidential client and transaction lists. It is published annually.
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