Joanne Kelly > Memery Crystal > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Memery Crystal
165 Fleet Street
London
EC4A 2DY
England
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Work Department

Construction

Position

Joanne Kelly is a Partner and Head of the Construction team at Memery Crystal.

Joanne has a wealth of experience having acted for developers, development managers, funders, contractors and sub-contractors.

Joanne’s main practice is advising clients on procurement routes in order to maximise value and ensure the construction documents are investment standard for onward sales and funding. She has experience of JCT, NEC3, FIDIC, IChemE. She also advises on consultants’ appointments and third-party rights/collateral warranties.

In addition to real estate development, Joanne also advises on energy projects mainly in the renewable energy sector.

Joanne also advises on dispute avoidance and adjudications and court. The disputes experience is invaluable when drafting the construction contracts and appointments as she understands where the disputes are likely to arise.

Career

2016 – Present: Partner and Head of Construction, Memery Crystal

2011 – 2016: Partner, Taylor Wessing LLP

2001 – 2011: Partner, Manches LLP

1999 – 2001: Associate, DLA Piper

Lawyer Rankings

London > Real estate > Construction: non-contentious

Memery Crystal, primarily a purchaser-led practice, holds expertise in traditional, design and build, and EPC procurement models, utilising an array of contract forms such as JCT, NEC3, FIDIC, and IChemE. Team leader Joanne Kelly advises clients on procurement routes to maximise value and ensure construction documents are to investment standards. Legal director James Ashwin represents developers, funders, and high-net-worth individuals in a broad spectrum of areas including development finance and acquisition due diligence.