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K&L Gates LLP

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‘Overall K&L Gates LLP are a pleasure to work with, cost-effective and provide first class legal advice.’ Led by Matthew Smith, the team garners praise for its expertise in light rail metro and mass transit systems, in particular. It has been active advising on issues such as platform screen doors and complex systems contracts, as well as complicated signalling procurements. It is also well-placed to advise on operational railway issues and on other matters relating to rolling stock. In addition, it is skilled at advising on contracts for transmission based and communication based train control systems. Nicola Ellis is also recommended. 

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team possess significant experience in contentious and non-contentious matters. It is equally adept at drafting conditions and dealing with disputes in the UK and internationally. The partner engagement is outstanding'. 

  • ‘Matthew E Smith has a vast amount of experience in rail and works for many of the major players in the sector. He is responsive and gets to the core of a dispute quickly, is a brilliant tactician who provides pragmatic advice to his clients'.

  • 'Matthew is equally adroit at providing non-contentious advice. He has a calm, measured and pragmatic approach'.

  • 'Nicola Ellis has a great eye for detail and works seamlessly with clients undertaking complex infrastructure projects. She really knows her stuff and provides excellent advice'.
  • 'Inga K. Hall has extensive experience in rail and gives excellent, considered advice on contentious and non-contentious matters. She understands the detail of the matter, is never flustered and works tirelessly for her clients.’
  • ‘Overall, K&L Gates LLP are a pleasure to work with, cost-effective and provide first class legal advice'. 

  • ‘Matthew is very impressive he is clever, personable with a breadth of experience and is focussed on the best commercial outcomes for his clients, he is a valued adviser to both the internal legal team and the wider business clients'.

  • 'Nicola is clever and very knowledgeable, she is great at running projects and works brilliantly with the client teams and is extremely hard working. Dan is a very good lawyer with a great attention to detail'.

Key clients

  • Hitachi Rail Ltd
  • Transport for London
  • Crossrail Ltd
  • Qatar Rail
  • Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (“MRT Corp”)
  • Tube Lines Limited
  • Rail for London Limited
  • RKH Limited

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Matthew Smith

Other key lawyers

Nicola Ellis, Inga Hall, Daniel Lopez de Arroyabe