The Infrastructure, Projects and Energy (IPE) Group, led by Mike O'Connor, is recognised nationally as one of the leading legal advisory teams in its field by independent reviewers of the legal profession. This National Group has extensive strength and depth and acts for a wide public sector client base, Public Private Partnerships (PPP), major projects sponsors and Private Finance Initiative (PFI) funding institutions.

Sectors

• Defence
• Education
• Energy 
  
• Health
  
• Infrastructure (roads maintenance, public lighting projects)
• Nuclear
• Social housing
  
• Urban regeneration
• Utilities (waste, water projects)

The IPE Group comprises partners and associates who specialise in working on PFI/PPP Projects on a full time basis. They are supported by a "wider team" of other lawyers who are specialists in their own fields and whom provide advice on areas such as:

• Commercial Contracts
• Construction
• Corporate
• Employment
• Intellectual Property and Information Technology
• Local Authority Issues
• Pensions
• Planning  
• Project Finance
• Property
• Public Procurement
• Tax

Clients

A selection of our Public sector clients:

• Department of Health
  
• Strategic Investment Board
  
• Partnerships for Schools Limited
  
• Public Private Partnership Programme
  
• Over 100 local authorities nationwide
  
• NHS Healthcare Trusts nationwide

A selection of our Private sector clients:

• Bouygues (UK) Limited
  
• Peel Holdings Group Companies
  
• MITIE Group Companies
  
• Kingston Communications Group
  
• BT Group Companies
  
• Hochtief PPP Solutions (UK) Limited
  
• GRL Investments Ltd
  
• UPP (Broadgate Park) Holdings Limited
  
• Kajima Partnership Limited