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Ms Sally Davies

Work Department
Construction and Engineering
Position
Sally Davies is the Senior Partner in Mayer Brown’s London office. She has extensive experience in the litigation, arbitration (domestic and international LCIA, ICC,UNCITRAL), mediation and adjudication of construction industry disputes. She advises owners, contractors, engineers and consultants, subcontractors and suppliers, as well as professionals and insurers, on all aspects of construction and engineering law. She has resolved such disputes involving airports, sports stadia, harbour facilities, nuclear facilities, waste water treatment plants, LNG plants, motorways, mines, roads, bridges, cranes and railways, dams, office facilities, distribution centres and water treatment facilities as well as traditional construction projects.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Professional negligence
(Hall of Fame)Mayer Brown International LLP continues to boast a strong construction offering that regularly advises on complex disputes within the sector. The team is co-led by Michael Regan and Sally Davies
. Alongside James Morris, Regan is heavily involved in the case of Shepherd Construction v Kingspan & Ors, which concerns a large multi-party cladding claim. Jonathan Stone has extensive experience handling claims relating to architects, contractors, suppliers, and engineers. Robert Hobson is also noted for his capabilities in acting in claims involving defective designs and policy coverage issues. Tim Shepherd departed the firm in April 2024.
London > Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
The insurance and reinsurance practice at Mayer Brown International LLP mainly assists in cross-border disputes and has experience handling cyber, D&O, W&I and construction claims. Sally Davies leads the construction and engineering professional indemnity team and handles construction-related insurance and reinsurance litigation.
London > Real estate > Construction: contentious
(Hall of Fame)The ‘knowledgable and informed’ team at Mayer Brown International LLP is well-regarded for its expertise in contract disputes, risk management, and related contentious insurance matters. Led by Michael Regan, the team leverages significant experience in the energy, infrastructure, engineering, and transport sectors. Complex international arbitration matters are another key strength of the team, handled by James Morris and Raid Abu-Manneh. Senior partner and professional indemnity specialist Sally Davies
boasts particular expertise in servicing Korean clients, while Kwadwo Sarkodie specialises in dispute resolution in Sub-Saharan Africa. Jonathan Stone is another key member of the team who leads on delay claims, fire safety defects, and contract termination issues.
Lawyer Rankings
- Construction: contentious London > Real estate
- Hall of Fame London > Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Hall of Fame London > Insurance > Professional negligence
- Professional negligence London > Insurance
- Insurance and reinsurance litigation London > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Trade finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Finance > Islamic finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Real estate > Environment
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Dispute resolution > Public international law