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Squire Sanders LLP provides a ‘good service’, and ‘friendly, client-focused advice’. In 2011 it assisted National Grid in seeking consent for a 22-kilometre electricity transmission line in Suffolk; and gained new clients including Manchester City FC, Quintain Estates and Artisan. Practice head David Goodman is ‘reliable, robust, and usefully opinionated, and can be relied upon to deliver’. Richard Glover is a key player, and senior associate Julia Dixon ‘deserves recognition’; she is ‘reliable, not afraid to roll her sleeves up’, and ‘good at analysis’.

Walker Morris, ‘a regional firm with the quality of a national’, has a winning combination of ‘top-level experts supported by a close-knit team’. In 2011, it advised Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon Homes, among others. Richard Sagar ‘can deal with big picture and detail, and has the benefit of the perspective of being an advocate’; Chris Slater ‘has delivered some difficult agreements in a timely and unflustered manner’; and Andrew Williamson is an ‘excellent, thorough and meticulous advocate’.

Addleshaw Goddard LLP recently acted for Strawson Holdings in relation to the Secretary of State’s decision in a planning appeal over the proposed redevelopment of a former RAF site for a mixed-use development scheme. It also advised British Gas and Doncaster Metropolitan Council, among others. Amanda Beresford is recommended.

Cobbetts LLP, notwithstanding the significant loss of David Hardy to Eversheds LLP, has a ‘hardworking team’ that ‘always delivers on time’, and is noted for its ‘efficiency’ and ‘depth of knowledge’. Now led by director Marian Griffiths, its clients include E.ON Renewables, Warwick Energy and Cornwall Council.

DLA Piper UK LLP’s clients appreciate its ‘rare’ depth of expertise in oil and gas matters, praising its ‘excellent knowledge of the industry’. Led by Leeds-based Glenn Sharpe, it also has presence in Sheffield. Moorland Energy is a key client.

Dickinson Dees LLP has ‘outperformed some London practices in terms of focus and advice’. It recently advised Augean on the High Court challenge to its planning permission to take low-level radioactive waste at its hazardous landfill site. Team head Claire Brook is ‘at the top of the tree as regards waste management’, and Jocelyn Denton has ‘strength in dealing with difficult negotiations’.

Eversheds LLP recently hired David Hardy from Cobbetts LLP; his work is ‘always excellent, to time and displays a thorough understanding of planning’. Key clients include Next and Taylor Wimpey.

Nabarro LLP has excellent knowledge of the coal industry, and key clients include Harworth Estates and Essex County Council Pension Fund. Senior associate Derek Hayes is ‘a very experienced planning lawyer’ and ‘provides valuable insights’.

Pinsent Masons LLP’s Jonathan Riley is ‘a good team leader, and very sharp’. The group’s broad mix of clients includes the MoD and Leeds Bradford International Airport. It is currently advising three local authorities in relation to a new nuclear power station in Somerset.

Mark Dixon is the key contact at Rollits LLP, which recently advised The Kingswood Parks Development Company in relation to a mixed-use 600-acre greenfield site in Hull. Other clients include Blocktext and Horncastle Group.

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