Phil Young

Partner

Commercial

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Expertise

Adaptable and seasoned senior commercial lawyer with extensive in-house experience
Specialist sector experience in Energy and Transport
Pragmatic and commercial attitude with an aptitude for dealing with unusual and or challenging legal and commercial issues
Extensive experience of a broad range of commercial matters including complex procurement, software licensing, dealing with novel/innovative technology, acquisitions and disposals, construction projects, commercial property, complex regulatory issues and working internationally
Proven ability to deal with a broad range of legal areas whether working independently, leading or supporting an in-house team or managing an external team
Keen desire to understand the fundamentals of an organisation in order to deliver tailored, implementable advice and better anticipate challenges before they arise
Accustomed to working within a large corporate environmental as well as for SMEs with the ability to communicate with and support all levels of an organisation
All-round extensive experience of identifying and handling whatever legal issue may challenge business of all types

Experience Highlights

Directing successful, complex, competition law-based litigation against a major UK airport and managing a large team of external lawyers, barristers, economists and other experts together with a network of internal, parent and external stakeholders
Single-handedly acquired a UK train operating company
Led successful challenge to local bus franchising scheme
Established effective inhouse legal functions within three separate organisations of various size, as well as successfully re-shaping of existing inhouse functions in two more
Comprehensive history of a wide-range of commercial contracts, ranging from information management systems, ERP projects, various other software and hardware solutions, negotiation and development of novel ‘partnership’ type arrangements with public sector stakeholders, large acquisitions of alternatively-powered vehicles, complex utility supply arrangements and a broad variety of public and quasi-public sector contracts.
Completed syndicated funding of 43 train sets for use in the Netherlands, including dealing with homologation
Served as acting MD of a group subsidiary business in Spain

Career History

Expertise

Adaptable and seasoned senior commercial lawyer with extensive in-house experience
Specialist sector experience in Energy and Transport
Pragmatic and commercial attitude with an aptitude for dealing with unusual and or challenging legal and commercial issues
Extensive experience of a broad range of commercial matters including complex procurement, software licensing, dealing with novel/innovative technology, acquisitions and disposals, construction projects, commercial property, complex regulatory issues and working internationally
Proven ability to deal with a broad range of legal areas whether working independently, leading or supporting an in-house team or managing an external team
Keen desire to understand the fundamentals of an organisation in order to deliver tailored, implementable advice and better anticipate challenges before they arise
Accustomed to working within a large corporate environmental as well as for SMEs with the ability to communicate with and support all levels of an organisation
All-round extensive experience of identifying and handling whatever legal issue may challenge business of all types

Experience Highlights

Directing successful, complex, competition law-based litigation against a major UK airport and managing a large team of external lawyers, barristers, economists and other experts together with a network of internal, parent and external stakeholders
Single-handedly acquired a UK train operating company
Led successful challenge to local bus franchising scheme
Established effective inhouse legal functions within three separate organisations of various size, as well as successfully re-shaping of existing inhouse functions in two more
Comprehensive history of a wide-range of commercial contracts, ranging from information management systems, ERP projects, various other software and hardware solutions, negotiation and development of novel ‘partnership’ type arrangements with public sector stakeholders, large acquisitions of alternatively-powered vehicles, complex utility supply arrangements and a broad variety of public and quasi-public sector contracts.
Completed syndicated funding of 43 train sets for use in the Netherlands, including dealing with homologation
Served as acting MD of a group subsidiary business in Spain

Career History