LOUISE GARCIA

Career and Profile

Career

2014 Keystone Law | Consultant Solicitor

2006-2014 Withy King | Partner and Head of Construction

2004-2006 Beachcroft LLP | Partner

2000-2004 Osborne Clarke | Associate Solicitor

1998-2000 Courtenay van der Borgh Shah | Solicitor

1992-1998 Nabarro Nathanson | Solicitor

1990-1992 Turner Kenneth Brown | Trainee Solicitor

1992 Qualified as a solicitor

Education

Queen Mary College, London (LLB Hons 2:1); University of London.

Memberships

Louise is currently Chair of the Great Western Branch of the Forum for the Built Environment and a member of the Society of Construction Lawyers, the Adjudication Society, Constructing Excellence, and Interact Bristol.

Lawyer Rankings

**Taken from Legal 500**

SOUTH WEST > REAL ESTATE > CONSTRUCTION

Keystone Law, whose team in the South West is part of a wider UK construction group, provides partner-led advice on both contentious and non-contentious construction matters. The names to note at the firm are Louise Garcia, Martin Howe, Jon Close and Tom Phillips. Practitioners undertake work across a number of industries, including the education, transport, healthcare, central and local government, energy, waste, and leisure sectors. In addition to acting for employers, the firm acts for contractors, sub-contractors and consultants.

Recognition

Louise Garcia routinely advises contractors, developers and engineering companies on both contentious and non-contentious aspects of construction projects. An impressed client describes her as a “very good negotiator,” adding that she is “the kind of person you like to have with you when you are sitting at a table discussing matters with the opposition.” Chambers UK 2020

Recognised by the Legal 500 2020 for South West: Construction

Louise Garcia is a consultant at Keystone Law and is lauded as “a formidable construction litigator.” She has extensive experience in handling disputes, particularly those in the road and rail sectors. Chambers UK 2019

Recognised by the Legal 500 2018 for South West: Construction

Louise Garcia of Keystone Law is a highly regarded contentious specialist. She represents contractors, subcontractors, employers and consultants in a range of construction disputes, with particular strength in matters pertaining to commercial and residential developments. Chambers UK 2018

Louise Garcia is recognised by the Legal 500 2017.

Louise Garcia of Keystone Law represents contractors, subcontractors, consultants and employers in significant disputes. One interviewee reports that she is “dedicated and thorough in her approach, and very knowledgeable in her field.” Chambers UK 2017

She is respected for her abilities as a contentious practitioner, and sources describe her as “a very accomplished litigator who knows what she’s doing.” Comments from the 2012 review note: “Clients consider her to be extremely client-focused, highly competent and an excellent and persuasive communicator. She possesses a most welcome and natural ability to explain complex legal arguments in plain English.” Chambers UK 2013

The Legal 500 UK recommends Louise and describes her as “very knowledgeable”, commenting also on her team-leader focus of delivering a service which is described as “very strong, personable …, and provides good value for money”. The Legal 500 quotes clients commenting on Louise as having “the ability to crystallise the important issues and communicate them succinctly and effectively”. She is “extremely client-focused, highly competent and an excellent and persuasive communicator”. The Legal 500

Keystone Law The Legal 500 Chambers UK

For a fully detailed CV please email: Louise.garcia@keystonelaw.co.uk

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