England - North West • Employment
Squire Patton Boggs
Squire Patton Boggs regularly advises on compliance with health and safety regulations as part of large corporate and real estate transactions. The practice is also experienced in public inquiries and internal investigations. Manchester managing partner Rob Elvin leads the team with expertise across the chemicals, construction, manufacturing, retail and leisure sectors. Gary Lewis handles accident investigations while Bethany Thompson focuses on public inquiries and inquests. Oliver Bristow specialises in fire and building safety laws.
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Testimonials
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‘Real depth of experience and skills that mean team members provide very pragmatic and invaluable advice in difficult situations.’
‘Rob Elvin - high level of legal skill and also really aligns with client teams.’
‘All aspects of our experience were very positive including organisation, communication, collaboration, flexibility, billing etc.’
‘I worked with Gary Lewis, who was superb in understanding perspective and giving substantiated explanation from his. This ensured there was full clarity, and all aspects of the case were understood from a legal and practical sense.'
- 'Gary Lewis communicated with myself, our insurers, insurance broker, HSE, witnesses etc co-ordinating the entire process excellently and without hinderance.'
- 'The methodical manner in which our case was worked through and presented was critical to the successful outcome that we had.'
- 'Gary Lewis was a pleasure to work with and would highly recommend.’
Key clients
- Ashcourt Properties (Newland) Limited
- D&C Mobile Welding Engineers Ltd
- Horizon Specialist Contracting Limited
- Mexichem Specialty Compounds Limited
- Skyline Arcomet Limited
- Pets At Home Ltd
- Mercy Corps
- Showsec International Limited
- FC Nantes
Work highlights
- Advised Showsec International Limited on the Manchester Arena Inquiry.
- Advised FC Nantes in relation to the Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Emiliano Sala.
- Represented a global humanitarian charity in the Inquest into the death of one of its British employees assigned to the Mercy Corps’ Nigeria program.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rob Elvin