Fieldfisher

Construction

Director

Christina is experienced in a range of non-contentious legal work including drafting, negotiating and reviewing a wide range of standard form and bespoke construction contracts and ancillary documents. She is also familiar with drafting and negotiating PFI documentation (including variations and complex settlement agreements).

Christina also works alongside developers and lenders, carrying out due diligence and advising on construction documentation in the context of developments and investments.

Christina's experience includes:

acting for a purchaser client in drafting the associated documentation for the termination of a management contractor's employment and appointment of a new construction manager as part of a shift in procurement strategy halfway through the development of a multimillion pound facility; negotiating a substantial appointment of an architect for a major exhibition at the V&A, including drafting and negotiating multiple sub-consultancy appointments; reviewing proposed contract terms and assessing the legal risk in the tender documents for the HS2 south stations contracts on behalf of a major contractor acting within a joint venture; advising an international client in relation to the relocation and fit out of its new headquarters in Canary Wharf; advising a large contractor in relation to its joint venture with a significant design consultant for a utilities framework, including the drafting the joint venture agreement and back-to-back sub-contracts; reviewing and reporting on proposed ancillary documents on behalf a main contractor during the tender process for a design, works and maintenance programme of infrastructure at HMNB Clyde; and acting for a major FM contractor on all variations required within its portfolio of nine PFI projects including a number of schools, colleges and academies.