Mark Paterson > Burges Salmon LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile
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ONE GLASS WHARF
BRISTOL
BS2 0ZX
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Mark Paterson
Work Department
Projects: PFI/PPP
Position
Partner specialising in infrastructure projects and general commercial law. Mark acts for both the public sector and private sector. He is lead adviser for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in relation to the £31bn Dreadnought Programme and the £2bn AWACs aircraft procurement. He acted for MoD on the £10bn Astute Programme and the £4.5bn Skynet 5 satellite system. Mark acted for the Department for Transport and MoD in connection with its £6bn Search and Rescue Helicopter programme. Mark also acted for the UAE Armed Forces on its procurement of a multibillion-dollar military satellite system as well as multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects in the KSA for a European based defence company. Mark also led the team advising the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on their multi-billion pound Dounreay and Magnox civil nuclear reactor decommissioning programmes.
Career
Trained Slaughter and May, London 1992-94; assistant Slaughter and May, London 1994-96; assistant Freshfields, Paris 1996-98; associate Burges Salmon, Bristol 1998-2001; partner Burges Salmon 2001.
Languages
Fluent French; some Spanish and German.
Education
Attended Churchill College, Cambridge (1990 BA Hons); College of Law, Guildford (1991 LSF).
Leisure
Music, tennis, farming and trekking.
Lawyer Rankings
South West > Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
(Leading individuals)The offering at Burges Salmon LLP comprises a large group of specialists who are singled out as ‘leaders in their fields‘. On the energy side, Ross Fairley
and Ian Salter are the key names at leadership level, noted for their extensive expertise in renewables and nuclear energy, respectively. For the projects angle, Mark Paterson and Keith Beattie are core contacts. Julian Boswall is noted for his niche knowledge in the field of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, while Charles Robson, who joined the team from Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP in November 2022, singificantly strengthened the firm’s proficiency in mandates relating to heat networks. Alec Whiter – who was promoted to partner in May 2023 – and Emma Andrews are also active members of the group.
Lawyer Rankings
- Energy, project finance and PFI South West > Projects, energy and natural resources
- Leading individuals South West > Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Bristol
- Real estate > Commercial property: Bristol
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Bristol
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment: Bristol
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud
- Employment > Health and safety
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Employment > Pensions
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport