Assad Maqbool > Trowers & Hamlins LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

With expertise in real estate transactions in the education sector, Trowers & Hamlins LLP’s education department also handles school acquisitions, governance, contracts, procurement, as well as employment and pensions matters. Its work also covers charities and taxation and it advises on the powers and policies of local authorities concerning the provision for SEND. The group is jointly headed by Assad Maqbool in London and Amardeep Gill in Birmingham. While Gill advises on commercial aspects of transactions and on academy and free school initiatives, Patrick Morris is adept in investment, development and regeneration in the education sector.

PPP specialist Trowers & Hamlins LLP is sought out by sponsors, contractors and public sector entities for a range of infrastructure projects, with a growing body of work relating to healthcare and life sciences. Team lead Paul McDermott has a wealth of experience advising on PPP/PFIs and is a key name for various public sector entities and contractors. Scott Dorling’s extensive PPP/PFI practice is particularly concentrated on regeneration and housing projects. Amardeep Gill and Assad Maqbool have a wide body of PPP/PFI work that includes inner city, school and transport developments, with the former leading the firm’s education PPP group. Victoria Thornton has been a crucial supporting presence across a number of practice mandates, bringing further PPP skill.

Trowers & Hamlins LLP‘s experienced team boasts ‘excellent depth of knowledge on construction law’, and regularly advises high-profile clients, including government entities, real estate developers, and EPC contractors. With significant experience in private residential development, Stephanie Canham‘s wide-ranging capabilities include advising developers of government guidance regarding the Building Safety Act. Head of the education group, Assad Maqbool also advises on property development matters in the life sciences sector, as well as handling procurement in mixed-use developments, while James Huckstep specialises in advising developers, investors, and operators on integrated retirement communities. Both head of the life sciences group and co-head of the private residential development group, Paul Bartter is another key contact in the team.