Joe Wilkinson > Addleshaw Goddard > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
Addleshaw Goddard Offices

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Joe Wilkinson

Work Department
Engineering, projects, construction and litigation.
Position
Partner; construction and engineering, dispute resolution specialist (adjudication, litigation, mediation and domestic/international arbitration). Strategic dispute avoidance and managing risk advice on ongoing major projects.
Career
Trained Rowe & Maw; qualified 1994; partner Addleshaw Goddard 2013. Rowe and Maw, trainee solicitor to senior solicitor 1992-98; Addleshaw Goddard, senior solicitor, legal director and partner 1999 to date.
Memberships
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Society of Construction Law.
Education
Lady Manners School, Bakewell, Derbyshire; University of Exeter (1991 LLB Hons 2:1); Chester (1991 Law Society Finals).
Leisure
Football and rugby.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Insurance > Professional negligence
Addleshaw Goddard’s large and experienced team operates at a ‘consistently high standard’ across banking, construction, and general commercial litigation mandates. Spearheading the team are Bill Gilliam and Ben Lowans; Gilliam leverages his considerable experience acting for commercial clients, while Lowans covers all aspects of financial disputes, frequently acting for lenders in complex and high-value disputes. Joe Wilkinson has notable experience in construction and engineering disputes, with a focus on design and defect liability claims. Sandip Singh is the key name at legal director level.
Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Construction
Addleshaw Goddard‘s team of ‘experienced professionals’ maintains a strong position in the market for major infrastructure and nationally significant regeneration projects. The team handles work in energy, utilities and transport spaces and is additionally well regarded for its expertise in infrastructure and construction disputes. James Reynolds leads the team and acts on major regeneration projects with expertise in the nuclear space. The team also advises companies such as Travelodge and MUSE on developments related to fire safety matters, spearheaded by Mark Broomfield and Joe Wilkinson, who lead the firms building, cladding and fire safety department. Further names of note are David Shaw, who works with some of the firm’s landmark clients, including National Grid and United Utilities; arbitration and disputes expert Graeme Warburton; and dispute resolution specialist Ally MacKenzie.
Lawyer Rankings
- Construction Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate
- Professional negligence Yorkshire and the Humber > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Energy and projects
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Pensions
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Health and safety
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Public sector > Local government
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Planning