Pinsent Masons LLP maintains a strong planning team in Leeds and excels in major infrastructure projects, including complex regeneration schemes and decarbonisation developments, while also covering residential and road projects. The firm is adept at compulsory purchases and frequently acts for local councils and authorities. Jonathan Riley leads the firm’s property department in Leeds and has extensive experience advising on national and regional infrastructure projects, often in the energy space. Nick McDonald is also highly recommended and strengthens the firm's offering in compulsory purchases and carbon capture and storage projects, while Jo Miles advises on residential and mixed-use developments and is praised by clients as ‘an invaluable source of legal advice and support’.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Key members of the Pinsent Masons team are very experienced and adept at problem solving for private sector clients developing energy and decarbonisation projects, able to draw on lessons learned from other successful projects to derisk consenting challenges.’
‘Nick McDonald (Partner) has a wealth of experience and is excellent at supporting clients in a pragmatic way, providing proportionate advice.’
Key clients
- BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
- Vitol (VPI Immingham B Limited / VPI Immingham LLP)
Work highlights
- Advising bp Exploration Operating Company Limited on its two major UK low carbon hydrogen production proposals, H2Teesside and HyGreen.
- Advised the London Borough of Haringey on the compulsory purchase order to bring forward the first phase of the High Road West major urban regeneration scheme.