Experience

Pinsent Masons

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Solicitor (Infrastructure, Projects & Concessions)

  • Oct 2015 - Present

  Achievements: - key advisor to the hub South West Territory hub companies in relation to a number of DBDA and DBFM projects. Completed projects include the £40.8 million William McIlvaney Campus in Kilmarnock, the £24 million Dalbeattie Learning Campus in Dumfries and Galloway, the £44 million Largs campus in North Ayrshire, the £25 million Ayr Academy in South Ayrshire and the £25 million Queen Margaret Academy in South Ayrshire. - acting for the partner procuring authorities on the circa £450 million Edinburgh & Midlothian Zero Waste Project; - advising project companies and funders on the implications of the recent insolvency of Carillion for PPP/PFI projects; - advising funders in respect of the high profile closure of schools due to latent defects; - acting as team academy conversion specialist; - sole legal advisor to project companies and funders on numerous operational variations for existing PPP/PFI projects, managing a significant caseload and multiple competing deadlines. Show less



DWF

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trainee solicitor

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2015

  - Construction, Infrastructure and Projects (February 2015 - September 2015) Working within the construction, infrastructure and projects team contributing to large scale infrastructure projects. I gained a wide range of exposure to projects work including attending competitive dialogue sessions, assisting with PQQ evaluations and bid preparation. I prepared key client reports and managed the production of complex contractual documentation and contract negotiation, including revising and drafting key clauses and schedules, receiving positive feedback from both clients and my supervising partner. Achievements: - acting for a local authority on its circa £40 million joint residual waste facility procurement; - acting for leading toll operators Sanef on post-completion aspects of the award winning £500 million Merseygateway Project; Other seats: - Corporate and Banking - Commercial Litigation - Real Estate Show less



Marks and Spencer

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales assistant

  • 2011 - 2013



INDIGO SUN RETAIL LTD.

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Assistant

  • 2009 - 2011