Profession
Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Experience
As the head of the Global Project Finance practice based in London, Bruce has an unsurpassed reputation for project financing in the London market and has established a market leading team advising on PPP, infrastructure and energy projects not only in the UK, but throughout Europe.
The leading name in domestic PFI/PPP, he was the first choice of HM Treasury for its work to establish and operate Treasury Infrastructure Finance Unit (TIFU). Over the past year Bruce has advised on:
- the Nottingham Express Transit project;
- the Bristol Hospital PPP project;
- the Belmarsh Prison PFI project;
- the Defence Training Review (DTR) and Search and Rescue Helicopter (SARH) projects;
- the Barnsley Doncaster and Rotherham (BDR) and South Tyne and Wear Waste PFI projects;
- the Sheffield Highways Maintenance project;
- the Canary Wharf Crossrail project; and
- on RBS’ £3.9 billion sale of project finance assets to The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd and other subsidiaries made up of global power, global oil & gas and infrastructure assets in the UK, EMEA, APAC and the Middle East.
Bruce is also recognised as a leading lawyer (Band 1) by Chambers Global for Projects in the UK. .
Professional experience
1995 - Partner, Linklaters
1986 - 1995 Assistant Solicitor, Linklaters
1984 - 1986 Trainee Solicitor, Dorman Jeffrey & Co, Glasgow
Education
1981 - 1984 University of Dundee L.L.B. Law
Languages
English, French
