Alex Dillistone > Winckworth Sherwood LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Winckworth Sherwood LLP
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255 Blackfriars Road
LONDON
SE1 9AX
England
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Work Department

Parliamentary

Position

Senior associate

Alex is a public law, planning and environmental lawyer specialising in infrastructure and energy projects.

She has acted on many high-profile and politically sensitive matters and has particular expertise in drafting legislation, advising on legislative scope and conducting stakeholder negotiations. Recent areas include advising on the passage of the Infrastructure Act 2015 and revisions to the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive. She also has market-leading experience in advising on unconventional gas exploration.

Alex has worked extensively with Government and other regulatory bodies and is a former member of the Government Legal Service.

Career

Trained Clifford Chance; qualified 2012, lawyer Department of Energy and Climate Change 2012-15, associate Winckworth Sherwood 2015-present

Memberships

UK Environmental Law Association; Law Society of England and Wales

Lawyer Rankings

London > Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)

(Next Generation Partners)

Alex DillistoneWinckworth Sherwood LLP

Winckworth Sherwood LLP’s infrastructure team comprises ‘intellectually first class, practically minded lawyers‘ who advise on the promotion of parliamentary bills and secondary pieces of legislation for major, strategically important projects. The team is widely noted for its work on the promotion of hybrid bills in relation to all phases of the HS2 railway project, and it continues to advise on the implementation of the project under the leadership of practice head Paul Irving, a vastly experienced Parliamentary Agent and key contact for railways and harbours work. Irving often works alongside Parliamentary Agent Alex Dillistone, whose expertise drafting Transport and Works Act Orders as well as Harbours Act Orders makes her a key contact for clients such as Network Rail and Associated British Ports on a variety of high-value and complex projects. Hazel Anderson and Jane Wakeham are further key contacts in the team, and their experience as Parliamentary Agents allows them to conduct legislative reviews and conduct impact assessments for some of the country’s largest railways and harbour projects. Alison Gorlov continues to act for the firm as a consulting Parliamentary Agent, and Emma Rodican-Jones is another name to note.