Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP‘s construction and engineering team frequently assists public sector clients, including governmental departments, local councils and the NHS Property Services, while also working with private clients operating across the renewable energy, life sciences and manufacturing sectors. The firm handles the construction aspects of large development and regeneration schemes and stands out for its expertise in EPC contracting. Vicky McCombe leads the Yorkshire team and has extensive experience in the drafting and negotiation of various types of construction documentation, including FEED and EPC. Sarah Wales-Canning regularly handles transactional construction matters and is another key name to note.
Key clients
- Town Centre Securities plc
- Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies
- Mitsubishi Chemicals Limited
- Places for People
- NHS Property Services
- Provident Financial Plc/Vanquis Bank Limited
- Opera North
- Windel Energy Limited
- Iona Capital
- Hitachi Zosen AG
- Sterling Pharma
- Huntsman Polyurethanes
- Liverpool Hope University
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- SeAH Wind Limited
- Department for Education
- Solihull Metropolitan Council
- Newcastle City Council
Work highlights
- Advising Envision AESC on the construction contracts relating to the design, construction and completion of a £450m 119GWh-capacity (increasing to 38GWh) gigafactory.
- Acted on behalf of NHS Property Services in relation to the acquisition by Queen Mary University of London of a major stake in the NHS Property Services redevelopment of the Royal London Hospital site.
- Appointed to advise on the procurement of a significant heat network project in Solihull town centre.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Vicky McCombe