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Addleshaw Goddard LLP continues to dominate the Building Schools for the Future and PFI markets, recently assisting Bradford MBC and Salford City Council with major projects. The team maintains its LIFT projects portfolio, and has acted on the majority of the scheme’s procurement projects in the north of England. In other sectors, it has become increasingly involved in outsourcing and regeneration projects. During 2011, it attracted a number of instructions relating to housing schemes, including advising councils and lenders on Extracare housing schemes.

Cobbetts LLP’s public sector team is led by Leeds-based Tiffany Cloynes. The team is involved in several redevelopment and regeneration projects, including advising Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council on the Blackburn Cathedral Quarter redevelopment, and Burnley Borough Council and Warrington Borough Council on redevelopment projects.

DLA Piper UK LLP’s public sector team was reappointed to the North West Consortium panel, which consists of 34 authorities. It assisted Halton Borough Council on the Mersey Gateway Project to develop a 1.2km River Mersey crossing, and acted for Westminster City Council on the procurement of multiple services and systems. Kate Creer is known for her CPO advice, on the planning side, and Sarah Bell is also recommended.

Eversheds LLP has a sizeable team servicing local authorities across the country, and has specialist expertise in areas such as renewables, HR projects, and governance and strategy. The firm is acting for Manchester City Council on the large-scale Brunswick Housing PFI project.

Pinsent Masons LLP’s ‘structured solutions’ team ‘stands out for its innovative approach’. It advises on local authority asset backed vehicle (LABV) schemes, with three completing during 2011. Celia Cullen is ‘very knowledgeable, and always very helpful’. Scot Morrison is recommended for joint venture and partnerships structures.

At Weightmans LLP, Graeme Creer leads a team which ‘covers all aspects’ for public sector clients. It was reappointed to the North West Legal Consortium, and also won an appointment to the Metropolitan Police’s four-year framework for the provision of services. Michael Green acted in Harrow LBC v Risk Management Partners Ltd, which considered tendering obligations under the public procurement regulations.

DAC Beachcroft LLP was reappointed to the North West Legal Consortium. Eve Gregory leads the public sector real estate team, which was instructed on a number of redevelopment and regeneration matters.

Paul Marsh is head of public sector real estate DWF LLP, which acts for Liverpool and Manchester city councils.

Hill Dickinson LLP is strong in property and planning matters, and boosted its procurement practice with the hire of Mark Fitzgibbon from Cobbetts LLP.

Pannone LLP fields a cross-disciplinary team, and was reappointed to the North West Legal Consortium. Nicholas Dobson is a leading local government lawyer, and provides ‘good, practical advice and a prompt response’.

Liam Buckley heads the team at Squire Sanders LLP, which is strong in property, construction and PFI matters.

Trowers & Hamlins LLP punches above its weight in advising public sector clients on big-ticket work. Michael Mousdale is ‘excellent’.

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