Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Cutting across numerous practice areas, including litigation, employment and commercial, as well as handling some pure public law-related work, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP remains a popular choice among local and central government stakeholders in Wales and the UK. The firm maintains a very strong public inquiries/investigations team which, although now chiefly driven out of the Midlands, also regularly receives very effective support from Cardiff-based practitioners, including vastly experienced consultant Peter Jones and Angharad Haf Hurle. Public procurement-related work is also a core strength, with Richard Pitt and Helen Rowland noted for their ability to provide 'commercially focused legal advice' to procuring authorities defending challenges to the outcome of public procurement competitions and, for those claimants challenging the decisions of contracting entities. Employment practitioner Huw Jones, who has a 'good understanding of the local government and public sector', co-heads the team alongside Pitt.