Tammy Samuel > Stephenson Harwood > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Stephenson Harwood
1 FINSBURY CIRCUS
LONDON
EC2M 7SH
England

Work Department

Real estates and projects

Position

Tammy is a leading commercial and regulatory transport expert advising on all aspects of the heavy and light rail markets as well as buses and other transport both in the UK and internationally.

She was head of our global finance practice and sat on the firm’s global leadership team for 5 years, and currently serves as the firm’s client champion. Tammy is also spending time developing the Stephenson Harwood transport practice in the Middle East, including in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Tammy works closely alongside her clients as part of the team, rolling up her sleeves to work with manufacturers and maintainers (rolling stock and buses), operators, procurers, regulators and the public sector.

Her experience includes providing comprehensive and strategic advice on railway and bus franchises and concessions (including in bidding and operational phases), procurement (including manufacturing and maintenance arrangements), infrastructure development (including station and depot construction and electrification), electric assets (including batteries) and on regulatory matters (including the development of new regulatory frameworks).

Tammy’s projects have included advising bidders in all rounds of franchising and concessioning in the UK rail industry (including EMAs and Direct Awards) and bus franchising in the UK. She advises on the most high-profile procurements, including working with commercial litigation colleagues on disputes relating to the same.

The rail and road team at Stephenson Harwood is at the forefront of the industry, writing numerous articles, presenting seminars and hosting industry dinners.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Finance > Transport finance and leasing

The ‘fantastic’ team at Stephenson Harwood is appreciated for its ‘proactive and very knowledgeable’ service to a variety of clients engaged in the financing and leasing of the full scope of transportation assets. Acting on its own as well as often alongside other practitioners based across offices in key maritime centres, shipping remains the team’s main calling card, with many operators and banks regularly instructing the firm across a range of new money and refinancing mandates. The ‘approachable’ Ian Mace heads up the ship finance sub-group that also includes the vastly experienced Jonathan Ward, who excels in handling work with a Chinese nexus; the ‘solutions-oriented’ Dora Mace-Kokota; and the ‘exceptional’ Jon Cripps, who is adept at handling complex matters including those involving JOLCO structures. Although the aviation offering lacks the visibility of its more mature maritime counterpart, under the leadership of Richard Parsons the practice continues to grow its airline and lessor client base, with the ‘exceptional’ James Collins being particularly effective at nurturing new clients on the lessor side. On the rail front, both Tammy Samuel and Suzanne Tarplee have well-established ties with train operators, with broad-based transactional and regulatory expertise that also includes some finance and leasing mandates.

London > Transport > Rail

(Hall of Fame)

Tammy SamuelStephenson Harwood

The team at Stephenson Harwood specialises solely in rail-related work, but is able to draw on cross-practice expertise where necessary. It is one of the best-known rolling stock advisors, advising a broad client base of operators, financiers, manufacturers and maintainers in major UK transactions. The group also has immense experience in access disputes and arbitrations, in addition to having an excellent reputation for its work on franchising and concessions. Led by Tammy Samuel and Suzanne Tarplee, the team is well regarded for its procurement work, and for its knowledge of rail regulations. Darren Fodey is another key figure, and particularly excels in advising on rail regulation and regulated contracts. Caroline Hooton is vastly experienced in infrastructure and outsourcing. Hooton regularly advises on the procurement of station facilities management services, station improvements and upgrade projects.