Mishcon de Reya LLP possesses a robust contentious construction offering, with high-value disputes in relation to the real estate, life sciences, and technology sectors being key to the practice. The team supports a wide range of clients including developers, investors, and contractors. Richard Gerstein leads the team and specialises in representing owners, developers, and consultants in significant cases. Alexandra Clough regularly represents clients in litigation, arbitration, and adjudication processes, while Greg Falkof is a leading choice for clients from the energy, transport, and infrastructure sectors.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Testimonials

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  • ‘Wide range of clients, experience of complex, high-value, aggressively fought litigation, well-known for their robust, unyielding approach to litigation and ability to extract the best result for their clients.’

  • ‘Alexandra Clough is calm under pressure, commercial, strategic and very bright. Charlotte Naylor is very hard working, diligent, astute and experienced.'

Key clients

  • Brookfield Properties
  • The Hope Lease Ltd

Work highlights

Advised the leaseholders of Princes Park, a development of luxury apartments in North London, in relation to claims against the freeholder concerning fire safety defects.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

Richard Gerstein

Other key lawyers

Alexandra Clough; Greg Falkof; Alex Barker; Charlotte Naylor