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Simon Oats

Partner
Head of Construction & Engineering (International)
Simon Oats

Simon works with all layers of the supply chain and across numerous sectors.

He helps clients successfully deliver complex and high-value construction and engineering projects. He also leads the firm's overall relationship with several of our largest clients.

Simon is the International head of construction and engineering responsible for tying together the rapidly growing Eversheds Sutherland construction and engineering practice across the world.

He has over 30 years of experience as a construction and engineering lawyer. He joined Eversheds as a partner in 2000.  He was admitted to the bar in the Republic of Ireland and Munich.

He specializes in three main areas – advising on complex and high-value procurement projects, working with clients to resolve disputes and helping clients procure projects consistently on a cross-border basis.

He is the Eversheds Sutherland firmwide client partner and relationship lead for several of the firms most significant client relationships including Thames Water, one of the firms largest accounts, representing them in their £12 billion construction spend programme and the Department for Transport encompassing all aspects of the UK rail modernization program.

He is the construction relationship partner for many of the firm's largest repeat construction clients. He has particular experience working to standardize the contracting approach that multi-national companies take when working in multiple jurisdictions and has led projects to implement new forms of contracting across well over 100 jurisdictions worldwide.

He advises on a full range of procurement options, particularly JCT, ICE, ECC, FIDIC and bespoke contract conditions for a wide range of projects acting for employers, contractors, and professional team members. Simon has particular experience in major projects procured under the private finance initiative and regeneration projects. Therefore, he and his team are well used to meeting the challenge of complex ventures involving a range of legal disciplines and a multiplicity of interested parties.

While his emphasis is on sound contractual structures supported by a partnering ethos, Simon can also assist in the identification and resolution of construction disputes. He has vast experience in technology and construction court matters, arbitrations, and adjudications. He is also a strong advocate of alternative dispute resolution procedures such as mediation and early expert evaluation.

  • The Legal 500 and Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession for his strong reputation and has been a London leader in his field as well as a Uk Construction Lawyer of the Year (UK) and the leader of the Uk Construction Law Firm of the Year
  • The Legal 500 United Kingdom Leading Individual 2015
  • LLB (Hons) Law Nottingham University
Simon Oats
Simon Oats

Partner

Head of Construction & Engineering (International)

Simon Oats
Simon Oats

Partner

Head of Construction & Engineering (International)

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