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Mark Brunton
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Mark Brunton is a partner in the Eversheds Company Commercial Practice Group. He specialises in advising on major projects in the railway sector and is expert in commercial contract drafting and negotiation in the regulated railway environment. He has a particular focus on rail franchise/concession agreements and rail infrastructure related projects.
Examples of Mark's experience include:
• advising an infrastructure manager on agreements in relation to rail infrastructure assets and regulated access;
• advising the Department for Transport on a number of rail franchise agreement amendments to facilitate investment in increased capacity and other improvements for passengers
• advising the Department for Transport on a number of railway franchise letting competitions including in relation to the Trans Pennine Express and South Western franchises;
• advising the Department for Transport on a number of railway franchise direct awards including the 2015 Great Western, 2018 Inter City West Coast and 2019 East Midlands franchises;
• leading the Eversheds team advising Chiltern Railways on the Project Evergreen 3 Chiltern Main Line infrastructure upgrade (including the creation of a new inter city route from London to Oxford via Bicester).
Mark is recognised in Chambers UK and Legal 500 as a leading individual in the rail sector.
Position
Partner
Lawyer Rankings
London > Transport > Rail
(Hall of Fame)The team at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
provides ‘advice that has been consistently excellent – clearly articulated, pragmatic and showing a very sound appreciation of commercial reality as well as the pure legal considerations’ under the direction of Mark Brunton
and Agnes Koko. It has a strong national offering throughout the country and specialises in all aspects of rail commercial and regulatory matters. The group is recommended for its skill at handling rail franchising/operation contracts as well as rolling stock, infrastructure matters in addition to planning and parliamentary issues. The group also has substantial international expertise with a global focus on concessions, rolling stock and infrastructure projects. Anne Harris specialises in rail related commercial contracts such as rail franchise agreements, regulated access agreements and rail project procurement related matters. William Spickett has recently been promoted to the partnership and has a strong track record in advising on rail projects.
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- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: lower mid-market deals, £50m-£500m
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
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- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Public sector > Local government
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Real estate > Planning
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > TMT
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure