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"Anthony Willis is able to understand our needs and commercial objectives and frame his legal advice accordingly. He is a good strategic thinker.""Anthony Willis has taken the time to understand our business - as a result we get good, commercially-grounded advice which focuses on the right areas."Legal 500 client feedbackI am a specialist construction, engineering & infrastructure disputes lawyer @Addleshaw-Goddard, providing operational support and dispute avoidance/resolution advice to the domestic construction market, with a key focus on the built environment and energy/utilities sectors.In the built environment sector, I advise on large-scale development/regeneration, mixed-use, and living projects, including in relation to fire safety issues and the Building Safety Act, as well as conference centres and community spaces. I have a specialist practise in sports stadia, having advised numerous Premier League football clubs on stadium/training centre (re)developments, including on sector specific issues such as ensuring Academy Category 1 compliance.In the energy/utilities sector, I have particular expertise in renewable/clean energy, including nuclear, wind, solar, gas, air/ground sourced, biomass, and energy from waste. This covers all of power generation, transmission, grid supply and district supply (including combined heat and power projects). My expertise extends to associated technologies such as carbon capture and battery storage, and emerging markets such as hydrogen.I also regularly manage clients through contractor insolvencies, managing the completion of works on site, remediation of defects and recovery against financial instruments and relevant insurances.My practise covers the full construction supply chain (public and private employers, developers, main and specialist contractors, subcontractors and suppliers), many standard form contracts (JCT, NEC, ICE, MF1, FIDIC) as well as bespoke contracts (EPC/PFI/PPP/FM ), and also the infrastructure, engineering, health/education, transport, logistics, water/utilities and waste sectors.Whether operational/dispute avoidance advice on horizon issues/disputes, or dispute resolution advice on strategically critical claims, I support clients to manage change, delay and/or disruption, cost overrun, defective design, inadequate supervision, and workmanship issues, to maximise entitlement/minimise risk. I prioritise working closely with the client team to achieve a practical and commercially acceptable solution to the business.

Listed skills include Dispute Resolution, Professional Negligence, Construction, Construction Law, and 6 others.