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Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP

ADELAIDE HOUSE, LONDON BRIDGE, LONDON, EC4R 9HA, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7760 1000
Fax:
Fax 020 7760 1111
DX:
92 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
Web:
www.blplaw.com
Email:

Mike Gibson

Tel:
Work +44 20 3400 1000
Email:
Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP

Work Department

Engineering, construction, and procurement (ECP).

Position

Partner specialising in construction and engineering law and project finance. In 2007, worked on both the North Staffordshire and Mid-Essex NHS PFI hospital projects, as well as the Turks and Caicos Islands hospitals project. Also advised Saraya Holdings on their leisure resort project at Aqaba on the Red Sea.

Career

Articled Roger Freeman (legal department Costain Group); qualified 1977; assistant solicitor Costain Group 1977-78; Trafalgar House, head of legal department construction division 1981-87; founding partner Berwin Leighton construction group (now Berwin Leighton Paisner) 1988; head of construction group 1988-98; chair of Middle East North Africa focus group 2007.

Member

Society of Construction Law; International Project Finance Association; chairman of the Ultimate Sports media group.

Education

St Edward’s School, Oxford; Southampton University (1974 LLB Hons).

Leisure

Family, skiing.

Practice Areas

Construction - non-contentious; Project finance (including PFI)

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