Norton
Rose
LLP,
the
international
legal
practice,
today
announced
that
Donald
Warnock
is
to
join
as a
dispute
resolution
partner
in
the
construction
and
infrastructure
team.
Donald
joins
from
Eversheds
where
he
is a
partnerin
the
London
construction
and
engineering
group.
Donald
specialises
in
both
contentious
and
non
contentious
construction
law
with
a
focus
on
transport
infrastructure.
His
recent
experience
includes
a
secondment
as
General
Counsel
to
Tube
Lines
Limited.
At
Tube
Lines
Ltd
he
advised
on
the
upgrade
and
maintenance
for
the
Jubilee,
Northern
and
Piccadilly
lines.
His
work
at
Tube
Lines
Ltd
included
advising
on
all
aspects
of
capital
and
operational
expenditure
programmes,
track
replacement/improvement,
station
refurbishment;
signaling
installation
and
procurement
of
rolling
stock.
Donald
has
also
been
involved
with
advising
on
the
construction
of
new
Heathrow
East
Terminal,
advising
Chiltern
Rail
and
Highways
Agency
on a
number
of
framework
contracts
and
line
upgrades
and
advising
InSpace.
Antony
Dutton,
Global
Head
of
Dispute
Resolution
commented:"Donald
is
an
important
hire
for
us
as
his
experience
will
further
strengthen
the
capabilities
of
the
dispute
resolution
team
in
our
core
construction
and
infrastructure
practice.
This
practice
is
already
very
well
established
and
highly
regarded
but
will
now
be
able
to
service
a
larger
group
of
clients."
Chris
Hill,
head
of
the
construction
and
engineering
group
at
Norton
Rose
LLP,
commented:
"Donald’s
experience
in
transport
is
at
the
centre
of
our
strategy
for
strengthening
our
offering
to
clients,
and
his
appointment
will
bring
another
highly
experienced,
skilled
and
business
focussed-partner
to
the
team.”
Donald
Warnock
commented:
“I
was
particularity
attracted
to
Norton
Rose
LLP
because
of
its
dedicated
and
focussed
team.
I
feel
my
experience
matches
the
recognised
market
strengths
of
this
legal
practice’s
transport
and
infrastructure
sector.”
Donald
was
cited
in
this
year’s
Legal
500
as
being
a
“strong
construction
and
engineering
specialist”.
