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Rail
Norton Rose Fulbright
Andrew Buisson heads the offering at Norton Rose Fulbright. It has a broad client base which includes governments, rail companies, transport authorities, rolling stock owning companies, financiers and train operating companies. In addition, the group is able to draw on a pool of rail specialists from across its other offices globally. The London team has been busy working on various rail and infrastructure projects in the UK, and has also been extensively involved in a number of international projects. Susanna Rogers is another key figure who regularly provides regulatory advice to a variety of stakeholders in the rail sector. Counsel Louise Auty is an asset finance lawyer with extensive rail experience.
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Testimonials
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‘Global reach in all components - procurement, funding, financing, structuring - from the perspective of both the public sector and private sector'.
- 'Covers experience with critical technical matters such as rolling stock procurement and the complex integration with train control system suppliers'.
- 'Experience also includes both brownfield and greenfield projects'.
‘Depth of experience, high commercial acumen (not just legal), responsive and organised, meets their deliverable commitments and often drives others to do so. Deep bench of precedent transaction experience brings best practices and lessons learned to the project’.
Key clients
- Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms Limited
- Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee
- NS Groep NV
- DB Cargo (UK) Limited
- DB Cargo International Limited
- GB Railfrieght
- Concesionaria Ferrea de Occidente S.A.S.
- The City of Ottawa
- The Department for Transport (DfT)
- Lagos State Government
- Metrolinx (Greater Toronto Transportation Authority)
Work highlights
- Advising Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms Limited on the preparation and negotiation of a suitable rail and port concession agreement for taking over the existing rail and port infrastructure in Sierra Leone.
- Advising DBC on compensation and mitigation strategies.
- Advising NS Group NV on the divestment of its UK owned transport business, held through its wholly owned subsidiary, Abellio Transport Group Limited.
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Andrew Buisson