Ashurst has continued to rake in the lion’s share of legal fees on the development of the Crossrail network, with earnings of £2.4m during the last financial year.
Of the £4.03m Crossrail paid for its legal advice over the 2014/15 financial year Ashurst’s share was over 60 per cent. Global head of energy, transport and infrastructure Mark Elsey is leading the Ashurst team during the project while director of legal services Mark Fell is heading up Crossrail’s in-house team. [continued]
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