Jonathan Davey

"A calm and measured individual with good judgment and extremely strong knowledge of the procurement field". Chambers UK

Partner, Co-head of Retail, Commercial
United Kingdom

Expertise

Jonathan specialises in commercial and procurement law, with a particular focus on the Retail & Consumer sector. Chambers Directory ranks Jonathan in Band 1 and Addleshaw Goddard in Band 2 for Commercial Contracts.

Clients include ASDA, adidas, Samworth brothers, Diageo, bp, TKMaxx and Royal Mail.

Jonathan's other experience includes:

advising on the commercial arrangements for the running of events spaces within a London landmark attraction
leading the AG team advising the Danish government on the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel project – a €6bn tunnel between Denmark and Germany
advising a major multinational on a major overseas loyalty programme
advising on precedents and training lawyers and others at a broad spectrum of businesses including Urenco, bp and Kings College
advising on matters for both the Department for Transport and the Palace of Westminster.

Recognitions

Jonathan has won Who's Who Legal's Award as Global Procurement Lawyer of the Year for each of 2014 and 2015 and Global Government Contracts Lawyer of the Year for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, and is one of their Global Elite "Thought Leaders" in this area.

Testmonials

He is very good, client-focused and down to earth. He fights for the important points and is pragmatic. He knows his stuff and is straightforward and easy to work with. - Chambers 2021

has deep expertise in the competitive dialogue process, conflicts of interest and land development. He advises contractors and tenderers in the UK and overseas. Clients have stated, "He's incredibly knowledgeable in procurement and is a well-known, well-liked and deeply respected figure of the area." and describes him as "A fantastic and commercial communicator who is one of the pioneers of procurement law. - Chambers 2021

Expertise Global Elite Thought Leader Jonathan Davey is a renowned public procurement specialist who is active in many of the largest cases in the UK. Commentators revere him for his “extensive knowledge and practical style”, and hail him as a “stalwart of procurement law” and the “grandfather of government procurement - Who's Who Legal: Though Leaders - Global Elite 2020

Professional Memberships

Jonathan sits on the City of London Law Society's Commercial Law Committee.

Publications

Jonathan is co-editor of the Government Procurement Review, now in its 8th Edition, a hardback guide to procurement laws around the world
He is also co-author of the European Law of Commercial Agency, now in its third edition