‘Fantastic legal knowledge combined with thoughtful and incisive client care’ differentiates the practice at Addleshaw Goddard, that has experience advising on leading health infrastructure matters, intricate social care and life sciences matters, and works closely with private healthcare providers. The team benefits from the knowledge of other leading practices of the firm, including the corporate and intellectual property teams. Louise Dobson leads the ’very modern, dynamic, going-places team’, with extensive expertise in both health-related disputes and procurement challenges. Litigator Bill Gilliam is key to the practice, also with vast knowledge of procurement challenges. Richard Watkinson is noted.
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‘The firm have an excellent breadth of knowledge - our central contact Louise Dobson is always able to quickly connect us with the person with the right expertise for our particular query, and we greatly benefit from their strengths in the life sciences and healthcare sector. ’
‘Their advice is commercial and takes into account our appetite for risk.'
‘Experienced and knowledgeable while entirely user-friendly and practical. Always seeking to talk business language. Innovative in how they work and engage - some interesting technology initiatives. Proactive matter management. Overall it feels like a very modern, dynamic, going-places team.’
‘Fantastic legal knowledge combined with thoughtful and incisive client care.’
‘Bill Gilliam and Louise Dobson are both top of their game. Great technical lawyers who are fantastic with people.’
‘Terrific procurement team - real strength in depth across all sectors in the subject of procurement litigation.’
‘Responsive and collaborative ability to bring right expertise to hand working to tight deadlines and supportive and evidence-based working triangulating interrogative in style and approach.’
‘Experts, make you feel at ease, open, and thorough.’
'The team we work with have broad knowledge of the industry and the complex issues that we face. There is always someone on hand to help when an issue arises.'
'The team are all very personable and knowledgeable. We have had many meetings with them and have worked closely with them on several key issues.'
Key clients
- Veeda Clinical Research Limited
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- The British Land Company plc
- TC Biopharm (Holdings) plc
- LGC
- Yourgene Health plc
- Halma plc
- Hallo Healthcare (including AAH Pharmaceuticals)
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited
- Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Work highlights
Advised Veeda Clinical Research on acquisition of the Health Data Specialists (Heads) Research Group.
Advised The British Land Company plc in connection with the development site acquisition and pre-letting to ARM of The Optic, Peterhouse Technology Park, Cambridge.
Advising TC Biopharm (Holdings) PLC in its defence of a claim brought by Sixth Borough Capital Fund, LP.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Louise Dobson
Other key lawyers
Bill Gilliam; Richard Watkinson