Burges Salmon LLP’s local government team is well known for advising on energy infrastructure, net-zero and renewable energy projects, as well as supporting regeneration and transport-related developments. The team also provides legal support on a wide range of development matters, offering both contentious and non-contentious procurement advice. Gary Soloman is a specialist in planning, compulsory purchase and compensation and frequently acts on complex regeneration and infrastructure schemes. Matthew Ramus is a commercial projects partner with particular expertise in advising on structural change and governance within public sector service delivery, especially in sensitive and regulated environments. Liz Paraskeva brings extensive experience in planning, highways and compulsory purchase law, advising on development and regeneration projects with a deep understanding of public sector governance and procedure, informed by her previous work in local government.
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Testimonials
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‘Strength in depth of the team.’
‘Gary Soloman - engaging and highly shrewd and commercial team leader; Cathryn Tracey - excellent and careful lawyer; Doug Haycock - rising star with huge common sense; Daniel Whittle - really bright.’
‘Matthew Ramus is a fantastic legal mind and provides invaluable advice.’
Key clients
- Isle of Anglesey County Council
- North Somerset Council
- Kent County Council
- Environment Agency
- Gloucestershire County Council
- Department for Transport
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Worthing Borough Council
- Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Torbay Council
- South Hams Council
Work highlights
Advising Bradford City Council with the establishment of Bradford Children’s Trust Limited and advising on all legal and commercial aspects of this project, including the corporate governance arrangements; outsourcing agreement; employment/TUPE; pensions; third party contracts; property arrangements; and all other contractual arrangements.
Advising the Department for Transport in making its decisions on Transport and Works Act Orders and non-National Highways Development Consent Order (DCO) applications.
Advising The Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corporation on its OPEN Project to develop an ambient loop heat network using heat recovered from several large data centres to serve buildings within a 650+ hectare site in west London.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Gary Soloman
Other key lawyers
Matthew Remus; Liz Paraskeva