Mishcon de Reya has recruited Nick Lane as a partner within its Real Estate department. Nick joins the Firm on 2 September 2013 from Olswang, where he was a partner and Head of Construction.
Nick will sit within Mishcon’s Property Litigation Group as a contentious construction specialist. He has a wealth of experience in relation to building and civil engineering disputes, representing clients in all forms of dispute resolution from conciliation, mediation, expert determination, adjudication and arbitration (both domestic and international), through to litigation (Technology and Construction, Companies and Bankruptcy Courts). Nick is described in Chambers & Partners as a very sharp thinker and strategist
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His appointment is part of Mishcon de Reya’s growth strategy in litigation and takes the Property Litigation Group to four partners/legal directors and a total of 12 fee-earners. Overall, the Firm’s Real Estate department has 19 partners and legal directors, with 78 fee-earners in total.
Nick Doffman, Head of Real Estate at Mishcon de Reya, said: Contentious work accounts for more than half of the Firm’s business and has become an area of strength for our Real Estate department. Our property litigation team has performed beyond expectations during the downturn, and Nick will be instrumental in helping us to grow our existing contentious construction capability.
Nick Lane said: I am very excited to be joining Mishcon de Reya given its dynamic Real Estate practice and the Firm’s reputation for assertive dispute resolution. I think we can offer clients a compelling proposition in construction at a time when there are signs that the construction market is picking up.
