Michael O'Shea > Gowling WLG > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile
Gowling WLG Offices
TWO SNOWHILL
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6WR
England
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Michael O'Shea
Work Department
Construction.
Position
Partner
Career
Trained Pinsent Mason; qualified 1996; partner 2001; partner Wragge & Co 2006; Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co, partner, 2014. Visiting lecturer Manchester University; publications of note: ‘Scientific Likeness of Opinion in Civil Litigation’ (Nature Magazine vol 38).
Memberships
Law Society; Society of Construction Law; Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Education
St Gregory’s Grammar School, Manchester; Loretto College, Manchester; Nottingham Trent University (BSc Quantity Surveying First Class Hons); Manchester Metropolitan University (LLB; LPC).
Leisure
Family, sailing, football, travel.
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Real estate > Construction
(Leading individuals)Fielding a sizeable construction team, Gowling WLG is well regarded in the market for its experience across both the public and private sectors and is singled out for its PFI handback expertise and city regeneration procurement. The firm’s contentious and non-contentious teams are led by Michael O’Shea and Richard Green respectively, both advising an impressive roster of developers and contractors. Veteran contentious practitioner Ashley Pigott is noted for his experience across a number of high-value construction disputes. Sarah Dyer regularly advises on major construction and infrastructure disputes, with a focus on the transport and energy sectors, and has been engaged in early Building Safety Act litigation. On the non-contentious side, Ruth Griffin focuses her practice on the public sector, corporate occupiers, supply chain and new asset classes such as data centres and senior living, and is supported by Gemma Whittaker, who made partner in May 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Construction West Midlands > Real estate
- Leading individuals West Midlands > Real estate > Construction
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Birmingham
- Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
- Employment > Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Health and safety
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Real estate > Environment
- Employment > Pensions
- Transport