
Shoosmiths LLP
Rick Atha

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Construction - Yorkshire
Band 3
"His previous experience as an engineer means he has a practical understanding of the issues at hand." "Rick brings years of experience to the table and understands what his client is trying to achieve commercially." "He is a spectacularly good lawyer."
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Rick is a specialist non-contentious construction lawyer and is dual qualified, having been formerly a Chartered Civil Engineer and Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers prior to qualifying as a solicitor in 2003. He has worked across a wide variety of sectors from PFI/PPP (where he lead the construction input into +£1BN of construction work), conventional development and investment work and infrastructure and energy and is experienced in drafting and advising on building and engineering contracts, as well as guarantees, bonds, professional appointments and related agreements.
Recent project experience includes:
Advising developers and institutional funds on development funding agreements and the construction documents for major student accommodation projects
Acting for an owner and developer of motorway service areas on new developments, such as the £70M Leeds Skelton Lake MSA, as well as routine portfolio improvements
The FIDIC based civils and system contracts for the £150M mass passenger transport project atLondon Luton Airport
The IChemE based EPC contract for a £160M waste to energy project in Hull and FIDIC based EPC contracts for miscellaneous biomass projects
Universities int Lancaster, Brighton and Leeds on a variety of faculty developments and framework agreements.
Rick Atha
Shoosmiths LLP



Platform Building
9th Floor
New Station Street
Leeds
West Yorkshire
UK
LS1 4JB

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