Helen Prandy > Mills & Reeve LLP > Cambridge, England > Lawyer Profile

Mills & Reeve LLP
BOTANIC HOUSE
100 HILLS ROAD
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 1PH
England

Work Department

Litigation

Position

Litigation and procurement disputes lawyer with experience in all aspects of contentious work before courts and tribunals as well as international arbitration. Specialising in particular in contentious procurement work Helen has advised on a number of high profile cases and took the first case to the High Court on the nature of the automatic suspension under the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2009.  Helen advises both contracting authorities within the firm’s key sectors of health and education and those bidding for public contracts. Helen also advises a variety of commercial clients on matters ranging from warranty claims to breach of confidence; on-line gaming and breach of contract and has been involved in a number of cases with an international element.  Helen also blogs and speaks on a variety of contentious procurement subjects.

Career

Trainee solicitor at Mills & Reeve 1990-1992, Solicitor 1994-2000, Associate 2000-2015, Principal Associate 2015

Languages

Procurement Lawyers Association

Education

Somerville College, Oxford (1987 BA); MA (Oxon); Guildford College of Law

Lawyer Rankings

East Anglia > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Cambridge

(Rising stars)

Helen PrandyMills & Reeve LLP

Mills & Reeve LLP has ‘a very well-connected team delivering useful and practicable solutions’. Practice head Douglas McDonald a is ‘a highly skilled and approachable lawyer who delivers solutions that are meaningful and valuable to the client’. Principal associates Helen Prandy, who ‘gives pragmatic advice tailored to clients’ businesses’, and Lino Di Lorenzo, who handles complex commercial and insolvency litigation, play central roles in the practice. The firm is a key advisor on national and high-value regional disputes involving mid-market corporates in sectors such as technology, life sciences, food and agribusiness, energy, financial services, health and education.