Acting solely on construction, engineering and energy matters, Fenwick Elliott LLP has ‘a very high-quality international arbitration team doing top-drawer work’. Richard Smellie acts in engineering and energy disputes around the world, Simon Tolson ’brings an unwavering energy to all his cases’; Tony Francis is a dispute avoidance specialist; Karen Gidwani is a longstanding construction dispute expert; and Nicholas Gould‘s practice includes Dispute Adjudication Board matters. Thomas Young, Toby Randle, Claire King and Jeremy Glover are other key figures.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The best contentious construction team in London. They are, without exception, a pleasure to work with, amazingly knowledgeable, and good with clients.’
- ‘Fenwick Elliott has a very high-quality international arbitration team doing top-drawer work; and they put together excellent balanced teams to see the cases through.’
‘Simon Tolson has a real love for construction law, and he brings an unwavering energy to all his cases.’
- ‘Jeremy Glover is extremely knowledgeable, and masters the detail of all of his cases incredibly quickly.’
- ‘Nicholas Gould is very charismatic, and quickly builds the trust and respect that is needed for a good working relationship with clients.’
- ‘Richard Smellie is ferociously intelligent but, at the same time, a pleasure to work with.
Practice head
Karen Gidwani; Richard Smellie; Tony Francis
Other key lawyers
Karen Gidwani; Nicholas Gould; Thomas Young;Toby Randle; Claire King; Jeremy Glover; Edward Foyle; Katherine Butler; Adele Parsons