Construction lawyers

Kirsten Hewson

Kirsten Hewson is head of the real estate division at Shoosmiths, responsible for driving forward the strategy and vision of one of the largest real estate practices in the UK. As divisional head, Kirsten manages more than 270 legal advisers, including UK-wide teams in core real estate, construction, planning and real estate litigation. The teams are integrated across offices and managed nationally, so that well-leveraged teams (including relevant specialisms) can be selected to meet precisely the needs of project. This client-centred approach, which encourages both collaboration and flexibility, is frequently cited as a benefit by Shoosmiths’ real estate clients who include developers (residential and commercial), investors, occupiers and institutional lenders. A key focus for the real estate division is the continuing development of integrated solutions to clients, including the innovations and efficiencies (including AI) that clients expect in a changing – and potentially challenging – market. Before being appointed divisional head in 2018, Kirsten led Shoosmiths’ planning, environment and CPO team, doubling its size and gaining a top ten ranking in the prestigious Planning Law survey 2018. She is described in the current edition of Chambers UK as “a seasoned planning lawyer who is commercially-minded." A refreshingly ‘outside-in’ thinker who is not afraid to challenge law firm norms, she is valued by clients - and by Shoosmiths’ leadership team - for her strategic insights.

Shoosmiths LLP

Kirsti Olson

Dual-qualified in Scotland and England, Kirsti is a construction dispute resolution lawyer with 24 years' PQE. She is Head of our Edinburgh office. Kirsti deals with multi-million-pound construction disputes arising out of the transport sector (rail and roads), energy-related projects (rig construction and refurbishment, offshore decommissioning and renewables) as well as regularly advising and representing parties in PFI/PPP projects (schools, hospitals, prisons and roads) throughout the UK. Key clients include Bouygues E&S Solutions Limited, Taylor Wimpey, Jacobs, Capita and Network Rail. Kirsti has an LLM (with Distinction) in Construction Law. She has extensive experience of all forms of dispute resolution including court proceedings, arbitration, adjudication and mediation. She is a Member of the Society of Construction Law and the Scottish Arbitration Centre and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Kirsti was the Chair of Oil and Gas UK's Decommissioning Working Group, which drafted the first LOGIC standard form decommissioning contract for the North Sea oil industry. She lectures on decommissioning at Aberdeen University.

Dentons

Kirsty Corkum

I am a real estate lawyer working on high value, complex developments, prelettings and investments. With over twenty five years experience in the real estate sector, I provide legal advice to developers, purchasers, landlords and tenants of UK property. I have worked extensively on high value mixed use, leisure/hotel and office urban development projects. I coordinate specialist planning and construction lawyers and work with other real estate consultants to deliver a holistic legal product which anticipates the drivers/requirements of funders, purchasers/occupiers and other stakeholders in order to achieve project completion - without unwelcome surprises. I love working as part of the development and transactional team; it is this integration which enables me to forecast upcoming pinch points and provide solutions and delivers the job satisfaction of creating - with others – place making destinations. I work both with UK developers/ investors and international organisations; helping them successfully navigate the idiosyncrasies of the UK market.

Fladgate LLP

Kirsty Smith

Partner

Holding Redlich

Kitti Koncsik

Senior Associate, Public Law & European Law, Public Procurement, Real Estate & Construction

CERHA HEMPEL Dezso & Partners

Kitty Won

Associate

Ince & Co

Kjell Sagen Berg

SANDS

Kjersti Holum Karlstrøm

Partner

SANDS

Klára Štepánková

Partner

Kinstellar

Knut Prestvik

Property (buying, selling, leasing and development), construction law, corporate finance (mergers and acquisitions)

CMS Kluge

Knut Solum

Partner Knut Solum works mainly with dispute resolution, counselling and project follow-up within construction and offshore. Within construction, he has special experience with contract drafting and negotiations, ongoing project counselling and final settlement disputes (through negotiations, mediation and litigation). Within offshore, Knut has extensive experience in all phases of a project, i.e. from tender support, negotiations, project follow-up and final settlement disputes. He has considerable experience in handling English-language contracts and disputes, including complex arbitration cases involving large assets.

Advokatfirmaet Glittertind AS

Koen de Puydt

Managing Partner

Andersen

Konrado Krindges

Partner. His practice involves legal consulting, contractual and civil litigation, especially focused on civil liability on the sector of Business, Construction, Financial and Media law.

Rossi, Maffini, Milman Advogados

Konstantin Gribov

Konstantin Gribov, of counsel at Sayenko Kharenko, has considerable industry experience in handling various energy projects including oil and gas, all types of renewable energy projects (solar, wind, biomass, waste to energy, etc.), M&A projects, and real estate projects including “green field” and turnkey acquisitions. He has handled a large number of due diligence cases for various energy and real estate objects, including land plots and corporate due diligences. He is experienced in transaction structuring, including international taxation and financing aspects, having also been involved in advising several international investment funds.

Sayenko Kharenko

Korneel Decroix

Partner

Eubelius

Krida Phoonwathu

Partner

Rajah & Tann (Thailand) Limited

Kris Lemmens

Managing Partner

Scale

Krister Lindgren

Krister primarily undertakes assignments in construction and consultancy law, as well as dispute resolution in these areas. Krister has extensive experience and solid industry knowledge within these areas and represents a range of actors in the industry, by offering ongoing legal consultation, drafting agreements, reviewing agreements, and conducting litigation or arbitration. Krister is also a highly respected lecturer and regularly contributes articles to the magazine Energi & Miljö.

Hellström Law

Kristian Dreyer

Partner, Attorney

GALST

Kristian Harald Vibæk Sørensen

Kristian Harald Vibæk Sørensen is specialised in real estate and construction law, where he especially advises on project development, transactions and construction contracts. Kristian advises both private and public clients as well as foundations etc. on real estate and construction law, and he takes pride in providing concrete and targeted advice with clear recommendations that are easy to understand.

HortenDahl

Kristian Hartlev

Partner, Attorney

Poul Schmith

Kristian Korsrud

Kristian Korsrud has 20 years of experience with real estate development and transformation projects, and has gained broad industry insight and knowledge from assisting several of Norway’s largest private and public real estate entities with commercial legal advice. Kristian’s expertise and experience are linked to both residential and commercial properties. He has in-depth knowledge of zoning plans and development agreements, and the drafting, negotiation and evaluation of real estate contracts. He has vast knowledge of sale and purchase agreements, option agreements, leases, rights of first refusals, easement and tenancy agreements. Kristians expertise also includes the structuring and ownership organisation of real estate projects. Kristian has experience from several complex disputes in the field of ground pollution. He also has experience with contractor, where he has assisted both builders and contractors / suppliers in several disputes. Kristian has many years of litigation and arbitration experience before the courts and the arbitration courts. He was admitted to the Norwegian Supreme Court in 2012.

Advokatfirmaet Hjort

Kristian Skovsgaard

Partner Kristian Skovsgaard specialises in construction law and has more than 10 years of experience. Kristian advises private businesses, technical consultants and public authorities on all aspects of construction and procurement. Additionally, he assists in the drafting and negotiation of contracts and has extensive experience in court and arbitration proceedings in the field of construction law. Furthermore, Kristian advises on tenancy law, assisting landlords in particular. In this field, he also has extensive experience in court and arbitration proceedings in the field of tenancy law. Kristian holds a Ph.D. in construction law from Aarhus School of Business and Social Sciences (Aarhus BSS). He has considerable teaching experience and is an external lecturer at Aarhus BSS. Finally, Kristian is the author of “The contractor’s extra work”, Jurist- og Økonomforbundets Forlag, 2017, and is the author of several journal articles.

HortenDahl

Kristiina Välimaa-Salmenkylä

Kristiina Välimaa-Salmenkylä specialises in assignments related to the energy and infrastructure and construction sectors. Kristiina assists clients broadly in merger and acquisition processes and arrangements, commercial contracts and legal advisory matters relating to the energy, infrastructure, and construction sectors. Kristiina has experience from various renewable energy projects, such as wind, solar and hydrogen projects, including their planning, permitting and construction, as well as related contract negotiations and merger and acquisitions processes. Kristiina also regularly assists clients in contract negotiations for construction projects, including the drafting of construction and supply contracts.

Lieke Attorneys Ltd.