Mark Macaulay > Dentons > Glasgow, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Led by procurement specialist Mark Macaulay, Dentons is able to advise on all transactional construction matters, including contracts, collateral warranties, and professional appointments. Kirsti Olson, who manages significant disputes in the transport, energy, and PFI/PPP sectors, is experienced in a range of resolution processes including court proceedings, arbitration, adjudication, and mediation. Also specialising in construction dispute resolution, Linzi Hedalen advises on issues relating to insolvencies, defects, and PPP.

Handling the financing, development and construction of a range of projects spanning the healthcare, education, digital infrastructure, and energy transition spaces, Dentons is sought out by multinational clients for UK-wide and European developments and ventures. The firm has significant ties to governmental bodies and local authorities, and also has a strong track record in contentious work. Group lead Gareth Tenner is a go-to for PFI/PPP expertise and has extensive secondary market experience. Mark Macaulay is a construction and procurement specialist and often engages with international projects, while Kirsti Olson is recognised for her disputes expertise. Stewart Maciver, Euan Wilson, and Andrew Orr departed to Addleshaw Goddard.

Dentons‘ transport work centres on procurement, construction and real estate matters, with expertise in the rail, bus and coaches, and aviation sectors. Philip Knight joined the team from Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP in October 2023 to strengthen the firm’s litigation offering; the group has recently seen an increased flow of contentious mandates. Helming the practice is Mark Macaulay who has over three decades of experience and works with a UK-wide portfolio of transport clients on procurement and commercial contracts; he often works alongside David McGowan who is another skilled procurement practitioner. Roddy Cormack‘s non-contentious offering concentrates on construction and engineering related issues. Euan Wilson left the firm to join Addleshaw Goddard in January 2024, and Barry Edgar joined CMS in September 2023.