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Louis Head LLB MSc

Senior Associate
About

Louis Head is a senior commercial lawyer with extensive experience advising the public and private sectors on major projects and procurements.

Louis' practice includes advising the public and private sectors on government/commercial contracts and regulatory matters in a range of sectors including in the technology, aerospace and defence, social infrastructure, transport, and energy sectors.

Louis regularly advises procuring entities and bidders on public procurement matters, including in relation to the Procurement Act 2023.

Louis is recognised for his experience...

Louis Head is a senior commercial lawyer with extensive experience advising the public and private sectors on major projects and procurements.

Louis' practice includes advising the public and private sectors on government/commercial contracts and regulatory matters in a range of sectors including in the technology, aerospace and defence, social infrastructure, transport, and energy sectors.

Louis regularly advises procuring entities and bidders on public procurement matters, including in relation to the Procurement Act 2023.

Louis is recognised for his experience advising on particularly complex major projects and procurements, including in relation to highly-regulated, highly-secure projects, such as defence, space, and nuclear projects.

Louis advises on space missions and related projects including on contractual and regulatory matters. Louis regularly publishes and speaks on space law and policy. Louis works with a global team of specialist lawyers that can advise on the whole lifecycle of such missions and projects – from commercial structuring, procurement, design and manufacture of the assets, transport and launch of those assets, exploitation and operation of such assets in orbit, through to end-of-life/ de-orbiting.

Louis has a leading role at DLA Piper in its international aerospace and defence practice.

Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

  • Heathrow Expansion Programme: advising the Department for Transport on its multi-billion pound programme for additional airport capacity in the South East, including the recommendation of Heathrow Airport Limited as the Government’s preferred scheme and the Department for Transport’s engagement strategy with major stakeholders....
  • Heathrow Expansion Programme: advising the Department for Transport on its multi-billion pound programme for additional airport capacity in the South East, including the recommendation of Heathrow Airport Limited as the Government’s preferred scheme and the Department for Transport’s engagement strategy with major stakeholders.
  • 21st Century Schools and Colleges: advising Welsh Government on the innovative procurement of a strategic delivery partner for the 21st Century Schools and Colleges Band B Programme. This was the first of three pathfinder projects for the Welsh Government's innovative Mutual Investment Model programme to support investment in capital infrastructure in Wales.
  • RAF Lossiemouth: advising the Ministry of Defence on the circa. £500 million procurement of various infrastructure requirements at RAF Lossiemouth, including the procurement of a new runway and related infrastructure.
  • Secondment to Sellafield Limited: advising Sellafield Limited as in-house legal counsel in the commercial law team on various commercial contracts and public procurements as part of a 12-month part-time secondment.
  • MSHATF: advising CAE Aircrew Training Services Plc in respect of its Concession Contract with Ministry of Defence and other third party contracts relating to the operational Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility on an ongoing basis.
  • Connect Coventry Refinancing: advising the SPV on the refinancing of a street lighting project.
  • Two Counties: advising Aviva Public Private Finance as incoming lender on the refinancing of the ‘Two Counties’ Norfolk and Suffolk Police Investigation Centres.
  • Post-Carillion Liquidation: advising various SPVs on securing an interim FM services provider, the negotiation of project documents, and ultimate transfer of the FM services to a replacement FM provider in relation to various schools projects, following Carillion’s liquidation.
Education
  • University of Law, Master of Science in Law, Business and Management (MSc), Distinction, 2016
  • University of Southampton, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), First Class Honours, 2015

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Location

London
160 Aldersgate Street
London
EC1A 4HT
United Kingdom