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Philip Baker, Gordon Bell, Sue Ryan, and Mike Stewart make up the consortium of lawyers that lead the non-contentious construction team at Gowling WLG, boasting ‘diverse expertise across the real estate and construction sector’. The team is well equipped to handle initial acquisitions, procurement strategies, and negotiating building contracts for major commercial developments. Tarfa Ahmad and Hannah Daeche are other key members of the team, advising on design and build contracts on residential projects and significant public sector redevelopments.

The ‘highly competent’ contentious construction team at Gowling WLG regularly advises commercial and private clients on a wide range of construction-related matters, particularly fire safety defects and Building Safety Act issues. The team is also well equipped to advise on residential developments and international arbitrations. Gordon Bell, Sue Ryan, and Mike Stewart jointly steer the team, while Mary Lindsay assists with cross-border EPC contract matters. Jessica Tresham joined in May 2024 from Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP.

Gowling WLG‘s international arbitration team comprises specialists in construction, engineering, technology and life sciences-related arbitrations. Gordon Bell is an international arbitration specialist, who ‘goes above and beyond to achieve a great outcome’. Birmingham-based Tom Price is CIS and CEE desk head, and Mike Stewart is a construction and infrastructure project disputes expert. Other key figures are energy and infrastructure international arbitration practitioner Mary Lindsay and Patrick Fox, who acts in proceedings conducted under all major arbitration institutions and rules.

The projects and infrastructure practice at Gowling WLG ‘has an impeccable understanding and experience of challenges faced when doing banking deals in emerging markets‘, and clients praise the team for providing ‘solution-oriented and pragmatic advice‘. The bench of partners includes head of international projects Jonathan Brufal; corporate energy specialist Gareth Baker; project finance experts Andrew Newbery and Imran Mufti; head of natural resources Charles Bond; impact finance lawyer Alasdair McKenzie; and standout international arbitration partner Gordon Bell. McKenzie helped to set up the world’s first climate-focused guarantee company to provide $1bn in climate finance for developing countries.