Led by Shy Jackson, the team at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is well-versed in handling building safety and development disputes, as well as energy and infrastructure project disputes. Jackson has strong litigation, arbitration, and adjudication experience. James Clarke acts on both domestic and international project disputes. Jennifer Varley is another key team member who has experience leading on building safety matters and PPP disputes.

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BCLP has adapted to the governance and requirements of the business. The team is always available and always provides clear, helpful, and honest advice. Their output always tends to be of high quality.
We used BCLP's contentious construction team for cladding advice and found the partner's (Jennifer Varley's) advice very clear, precise, and helpful. She is clearly very intelligent and experienced.
This team digs under the skin of disputes and effects an efficient outcome. It also puts real effort into understanding and differentiating the client's needs from its wants.
James Clarke is thoughtful, efficient, and excellent value as a result.
Jennifer Varley - the best contact to have on speed dial. Extremely commercial, delivers advice across complex matters with ease. An absolute pleasure to work with.
Jennifer Valey was very reliable and maintained a very friendly, professional approach to client requests. She handled matters with the required finesse and was capable of pulling together effective teams. Christopher Skone James was extremely well-versed in construction and market positioning. He was a great help when it came to handling tight deadlines.