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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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
- Get Living PLC
- Woodstock Property Two Limited
- Group Action Princes Park
- Harmsworth Pension Funds Trustees Limited
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.
Acting for Stratford Village Development Partnership and Get Living PLC in the first case under the Building Safety Act to reach the Court of Appeal.
Acting for Harmsworth Pension Trustees Ltd in a dispute over the enforcement of and adjudication award obtained by a company in administration where there were cross claims.
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