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William  O'Brien

William O'Brien

Work Department

Construction, Engineering & Procurement

Position

William specialises in the resolution of disputes and the conduct of civil litigation. He joined the Construction, Engineering & Procurement team in July 2020 having trained at the firm and qualifying into its Litigation & Dispute Resolution department. He has a broad range of experience of bringing and defending claims, as well as advising clients where disputes are anticipated in the future and how to avoid them. He acts for companies, social housing providers and private individuals.

Education

William took an Upper-Second class degree in Laws (LLB Hons) at UCL before achieving a Distinction in his LLM in Legal Practice at the University of Law, Bloomsbury.

Personal

In his spare time, William is an enthusiastically casual runner. He has recently run the Ealing Half Marathon and the Royal Parks Half Marathon.

He has been actively involved in the firm’s environmental efforts as part of its CSR programme and is the firm’s liaison with The Spitz Charitable Trust, one of the charities chosen to be supported by the Devonshires Foundation and supported by staff fundraising.