Drew Norman
General Counsel @Sir Robert McAlpine
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WORK HISTORY
General Counsel @Sir Robert McAlpine
Built and manages a lean and hard-working legal team which receives very positive feedback from the business whilst keeping the legal spend lower than competitors (around 0.3% of turnover)- Currently maximising McAlpine’s defence and recovery efforts in relation to a spate of cladding and fire safety defects claims- Developed detailed corporate governance framework for negotiating contract terms through knowledge of market and network - adopted in the negotiation of all McAlpine’s contracts to mitigate legal risks- Drove the business effort on making claims in connection with the Covid pandemic to the mitigate the risk of the late completion of projects – a critical issue for the company- Still hands on in leading on advising and negotiating contracts; including the £350m 21 Moorfields project (Deutsche Bank HQ) which sits on top of Moorgate Underground Station- Led McAlpine’s involvement in a consortium of contractors involved in settling the infamous £80m blacklisting litigation- Changed the way the legal team operates to employ standard solutions to most of the issues on which advice given for reasons for efficiency and risk mitigation- Improved legal knowledge and good practice throughout the business; through developing concept of bitesize legal training sessions delivered by the legal team to the business and producing guidance and standard notices, etc. as well as developing and authoring popular quarterly legal newsletter- Improved legal knowledge and adherence to regulation across the group - devised and delivered updated internal policies and delivering training programmes on anti-bribery, competition law and data protection.
EDUCATION
Nottingham Law School
Postgraduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course
Loughborough University
BSc Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying
ABOUT DREW NORMAN
I am a senior qualified solicitor with more than 20 years’ experience in private practice and industry, with a specialisation in construction and infrastructure projects and disputes. I also draw on industry experience gained from first career as a quantity surveyor. I am currently the Group Head of Legal for Sir Robert McAlpine which is a position I have held since April 2018. I developed and implemented detailed corporate governance framework for negotiating contract terms to mitigate legal risks. I drove the business effort on making claims in connection with the Covid pandemic to the mitigate the risk of the late completion of projects – a critical issue for the company. A current focus is maximising McAlpine’s defence and recovery efforts in relation to cladding and fire safety defects claims. I have built and manages a lean and hard-working legal team which receives very positive feedback from the business whilst keeping the legal spend lower than competitors (around 0.3% of turnover). I changed the way the legal team operates to employ standard solutions to most of the issues on which advice given for reasons for efficiency and risk mitigation. I am still hands on in leading on advising and negotiating contracts including the £350m 21 Moorfields project (Deutsche Bank HQ) which sits on top of Moorgate Underground Station.Before my current position I was:• a Senior Solicitor at Sir Robert McAlpine from January 2007 to March 2018 for which I was recruited to broaden the offering of the legal team to contentious construction law;• a Solicitor in the Projects Department of city law firm Simmons & Simmons where I advised on a broad range of non-contentious construction, contentious construction and Projects; and • the first trainee seconded to the legal team of Carillion from March to September 2003. I enjoy getting to the bottom of complex problems and developing and implementing pragmatic solutions. I adopt a risk-based approach to legal issues informed from commercial and industry background as well as legal experience.
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