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Mr Bill Carr
Position
Partner, Head of India Desk
Career
Bill Carr is a partner in our London Corporate team. His main focus is on infrastructure and energy projects and corporate real estate transactions. Bill is an active member of the CMS Corporate group and regularly advises on cross border transactions with colleagues throughout CMS and elsewhere. He co-leads the CMS India group and has been recognised by IBLJ as an international A-List lawyer for India-related matters (2020, 2021).
Bill advises both private and public sector organisations on a range of corporate work, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, joint ventures and shareholder agreements, corporate governance and restructurings. He is particularly active in the primary and secondary markets for infrastructure and energy projects. He regularly advises on structuring investments in projects, and on the acquisition and disposal of interests in projects.
Bill also advises clients on commercial transactions in the rail sector, with a particular focus on rolling stock related transactions. He is recommended as a leading rail lawyer in Chambers UK and Legal Experts.
Education
- 1990 – Law Society Finals, Guildford College of Law
- 1989 – Maîtrise en droit français, Université de Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne)
- 1989 – LLB, Kings College London
Lawyer Rankings
London > Transport > Rail
(Leading partners)CMS is thriving under the excellent leadership of Bill Carr. It is best-known for its work on large infrastructure projects, as well as rolling stock procurement and funding. It has considerable expertise in light rail, and remains busy working on some key international rail PPPs. Other members of the full-service rail team include Manchester-based Chris Hallam, who is recognised for his expertise in major projects and construction work. Jacqueline Vallat advises on a range of antitrust, merger control and foreign control issues. Vallat is frequently asked to advise on various complex regulatory matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Planning
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
- Industry focus > TMT
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Transport > Rail
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Health and safety
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Transport > Aviation
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds