Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP‘s contentious construction team is jointly led by Jonathan Douglas and Cambridge-based global head Simon Oats, servicing a wide range of clients in major commercial redevelopments. The team is also well equipped to advise international renewable energy investors on contract terminations and other related construction matters. Richard Streeter focuses on onshore and offshore wind, and mandates surrounding battery storage, while the ’exceptionally intelligent’ Jessica Neuberger advises on cladding and fire safe defects on build-to-rent projects, and healthcare sector contract disputes. Other key team members include ‘great strategist’ Richard Black and Nick Pinder, focusing on international arbitration and high-value cladding litigation respectively.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘A super excellent, intelligent, knowledgeable, focused, friendly and approachable team of partners, principal associates and associates exhibiting great strength, depth, intelligence and motivation at all levels. The have a very strong internal and external team ethos and are a joy to work with.' 

  • 'They are great strategists, practical and pragmatic with a great commercial focus providing sensible solutions, and they focus efficiently on the key issues that go to the heart of case and make the process as easy as possible.'
  • 'The team at Eversheds Sutherland International represents the pinnacle of excellence.' 
  • ‘Jessica Neuberger is incredibly approachable, a great strategist and an exceptionally intelligent and commercially astute litigator. Just brilliant and super safe pair of hands.'

  • 'Richard Black is a great strategist with a clear, focused, razor sharp mind who gets the bigger picture and quickly cuts through document heavy and complex issues to get the heart of the matter. You know where you are going and why.'
  • ‘Jonathan Douglas who runs the Eversheds UK construction team is an industry leader. He has created a practice which leads the UK market on Employer side disputes. This is because, under his leadership, they know how to reverse the typical roles of employer v contractor disputes where the contractor's lead and employers respond.'

  • ‘Nick Pinder and Jessica Neuberger make a formidable pair in the London construction scene, and have built an excellent team around them.' 

  • 'A client-driven, capable and forward-thinking team of construction and property lawyers. Able to think logically and laterally to understand the issues faced and how to solve them. Also commercial enough to explain the options but be able to highlight which will lead to the best result balancing time, cost and risk.'

Key clients

  • Bristol Alliance Limited Partnership
  • Wärtsilä Italia

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jonathan Douglas, Simon Oats

Other key lawyers

Richard Streeter, Jessica Neuberger, Richard Black, Nick Pinder