Addleshaw Goddard remains at the forefront of the construction space, providing clients with support on matters arising and relating to climate change and sustainability. Another area of activity for the team is building safety-related work, which sees the firm assisting with grant funding agreements and specialist disputes. Practice head James Reynolds is a name of note in the manufacturing and nuclear sectors, while David Shaw is a key contact for utilities, energy, and transport projects. Joe Wilkinson is noted for his capabilities in defect liability claims, and Mark Broomfield advises on remediation strategy. Ally MacKenzie regularly deals with construction disputes.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Accolades
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- James Reynolds - Construction. Incredibly pragmatic and also willing to help and support in what we do, along with his team. Sally Cowley - Real estate - again incredibly pragmatic and provides sound legal advice to our real estate team. Sally also manages a team and her approach is shared by her team.
- Incredibly responsive and helpful in shaping our decision-making and ultimately a really good team that provides exceptional service and sound legal advice. Our business is very much about relationships, and we have a great working relationship with the team at Addleshaws and have gotten to know them socially as well, which has also been of great value. They also have a very commercial and practical view, and this is also incredibly beneficial to our business. In response to increased activity, they also increased their team to ensure that there were no resourcing issues.
- Mark Broomfield (Construction) stands out for his approachable style and depth of experience in complex construction and engineering matters, particularly within large mixed-use and regeneration projects. His ability to balance technical legal issues with commercial risk allocation across multiple stakeholders is a key strength. Mark is always happy to chat through issues and provide informal support to our in-house legal team, which is hugely appreciated. Peter Mason (Real Estate) Like the rest of the team, Pete is approachable and friendly. Our client teams appreciate his ability to understand their commercial priorities. Pete provides practical, commercially focused advice and demonstrates a strong understanding of how real estate structures interact with wider project considerations, including joint ventures and energy-related elements.
- The Addleshaw Goddard team stands out for its ability to combine specialist legal knowledge and expertise with a highly commercial and delivery-focused approach. In particular, the team demonstrates a strong grasp of complex, multi-stakeholder development and regeneration projects, consistently bringing together legal, commercial, and practical considerations in a coherent and solution-oriented way.
- The Construction practice at Addleshaw is really keen to get to know and understand your business and work towards pragmatic commercial solutions. They are great at working both directly into business functions and alongside in-house counsel.
- Laura McAuley - very proactive and pragmatic with great knowledge and understanding of key issues in construction disputes and how to cut to the issues that really matter. Really enjoyable to work with, with a positive outlook and approach to sometimes challenging matters. Ally MacKenzie - very knowledgeable on construction contracts and disputes, really trusted by the team to give succinct and useful advice.
- Key individuals to flag here are Ally Mackenzie and Jonah Kennedy. They come together as an excellent team who readily offer support and insight, and go above and beyond to understand customer needs. They are astute and get to the "nub" of an issue quickly - able to spot and identify the key problems and are forthcoming with possible solutions.
- The team has a broad and in-depth knowledge of the transport sector and how that interacts with construction projects.
- Katie Milner is a very good construction lawyer - reliable, commercial, and easy to deal with.
- Proactive, user-friendly, commercial advice.
Key clients
- Associated British Foods plc
- Harworth Group of Companies
- National Gas
- British Land Group Companies
- Sembcorp
- United Utilities Group Companies
- National Grid Group Companies
- UK Investment Bank
- ASDA Stores Group Companies
- EQUANS Group Companies
- Columbia Threadneedle Group Companies
- Robertson Construction Group Limited
- Tritax Big Box
- Anglo American Group Companies
- Urenco Group of Companies
- Waterside Places (General Partner) Limited
- Siemens Limited
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- R.N. Wooler & Company Limited
- National Nuclear Laboratory Limited
Work highlights
Advised FTSE100 United Utilities Water on the £3 billion Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme.
Advised the Council of the Borough of Kirklees in relation to the “Our Cultural Heart” project, the council’s £200+ million phased regeneration of Huddersfield Town Centre and part of the council’s long-term vision to regenerate the town centre under its “Huddersfield Blueprint”.
Advised a broad range of clients (e.g., institutional freeholders, developers and tenants) in respect of the Building Safety Fund / Cladding Safety Scheme across numerous residential remediation projects.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
David Shaw
Next generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Ally MacKenzie
Practice head
James Reynolds
Other key lawyers
David Shaw; Joe Wilkinson; Mark Broomfield; Ally MacKenzie