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
Position
Partner
Career
Michael O’Shea has a wealth of experience in relation to the construction industry and the management and resolution of disputes arising out of the challenges and uncertainties in this sector. He qualified and practiced as a Quantity Surveyor before re-qualifying as a solicitor in 1996. He became a partner at Masons in 2000 and joined Gowling WLG as a partner in 2006. Michael is also qualified in Ireland.
Michael heads the contentious practice and is known as one of the leading lawyers in his field combining academic analysis with pragmatic commercial advice.
He has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Manchester and was involved in a number significant research projects which were cited in Sir Michael Latham’s review of the construction industry ‘Constructing the Team’ and Lord Woolf’s report on the Civil Justice System ‘Access to Justice’. He is a CEDR Accredited Mediator, Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Real estate > Construction
Demonstrating varied sector expertise, ranging from commercial development to residential and leisure, the Gowling WLG
team deploys a ‘practical approach’ whilst acting on behalf of multinational developers and institutional clients. The practice has a strong contentious offering, notably handling claims arising out of the Grenfell Tower tragedy concerning cladding, fire safety and building regulation compliance, alongside advising on inner-city regeneration schemes, and negotiating construction contracts. Based out of Birmingham, Michael O’Shea and Richard Green co-head the department, specialising in complex adjudication disputes and procurement strategy matters. Daniel Wood focuses on renewable generation initiatives, whilst Sarah Dyer is knowledgeable on building defect cases.
Lawyer Rankings
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
- Employment > Health and safety
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Pensions
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport