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Natalie Pilagos

Natalie specialises in advising on disputes in relation to a wide range of construction projects including energy, manufacturing, retail, offices, hotels, infrastructure, student accommodation, stadia and commercial/private residential development. She is experienced in all forms of dispute resolution including adjudication, mediation, arbitration and litigation in the Technology and Construction Court. Clients she has advised include end users, developers, contractors, consultants, local authorities, SPVs, private clients and investment companies/funders. She proactively works closely with her transactional colleagues and clients to anticipate issues before they arise and prevent disputes from escalating. In addition to her contentious experience, Natalie also has previously gained many years of valuable non-contentious construction experience. She has previously been involved in reviewing, drafting and negotiating a wide range of construction documents including development agreements, project agreements, building contracts, operation and maintenance agreements, parent company guarantees, bonds, consultant appointments, interface agreements and collateral warranties. This experience bolsters her skills as a contentious construction lawyer by providing her with in depth working knowledge of a wide range of documentation related to construction projects. · Wedlake Bell LLP

EnglandConstruction, Litigation

About

Partner at Wedlake Bell specialising in advising on disputes across a wide range of construction projects, including energy, manufacturing, retail, offices, hotels, infrastructure, student accommodation, stadia and commercial/private residential development. Experienced in adjudication, mediation, arbitration and litigation in the Technology and Construction Court, she also has extensive non-contentious construction experience drafting and negotiating construction documentation; qualified as a solicitor in 2008 and became a Partner at Wedlake Bell in 2021.

Practice areas

ConstructionLitigationArbitrationAdjudicationMediationReal Estate

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Expertise

EnergyManufacturingRetailOfficesHotelsInfrastructureStudent AccommodationStadiaCommercial and Private Residential Development

Education

  • Degree in Law, The University of Bristol
  • Legal Practice Course, The University of Law (London) — Distinction

Admissions

  • Solicitor, England and Wales (qualified 2008)