Wragge & Co is named on the panel alongside City outfit Berwin Leighton Paisner as general advisers to National Grid, with Eversheds mandated to advise on commercial litigation and construction work. National rival Hammonds, meanwhile, will advise on general commercial and health and safety matters.
The new arrangements take effect from the beginning of April and come three years after the company’s previous panel review.
Historical adviser Pinsent Masons has not won a formal place on the panel but will continue to provide competition advice. National Grid’s main corporate advisers, CMS Cameron McKenna and Linklaters, are unaffected by the reshuffle, while Denton Wilde Sapte and Martineau Johnson will continue to provide specialist energy and regulatory work.
The review began at the end of last year and was led by National Grid group general counsel Helen Mahy (pictured), who has also taken on the role of
Commenting on the new line-up, Mahy said: “The appointment of the new panel reinforces National Grid’s requirement for quality, cost-effective and innovative law firms to act as an extension to our in-house team.”
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