London Universities Purchasing Consortium appoints 13 firms to first legal panel
A raft of national firms have won roles on the first panel for the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC). The line-up, which was announced earlier this month (1 August), sees 13 firms appointed to provide legal advice to the LUPC's 60 members, which include the London School of Economics and Political Science, the Royal College of Music and the British Museum. Thirty-four firms tendered for roles on the panel, with succesful firms set to advise for a three-year period with an option to extend for a fourth year.
August 13, 2010 at 10:49 AM
2 minute read
A raft of national firms have won roles on the first panel for the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC).
The line-up, which was announced earlier this month (1 August), sees 13 firms appointed to provide legal advice to the LUPC's 60 members, which include the London School of Economics and Political Science, the Royal College of Music and the British Museum.
Thirty-four firms submitted pre-qualification responses for roles on the panel, with a shortlist of 15 subsequently tendering. The successful firms will advise for a three-year period with an option to extend for a fourth year.
Collectively, the LUPC's members have a total legal spend of £30m over three years.
Firms to have won roles included Addleshaw Goddard, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, Bates Wells & Braithwaite, Berrymans Lace Mawer, Blake Lapthorn, Cobbetts, Farrer & Co, Mace & Jones, Martineau, Michelmores, Mills & Reeve, Shoosmiths and Veale Wasbrough Vizards.
Work will cover areas including employment, commercial, litigation, education, property, contracts and regulatory matters.
The collaborative arrangement is one of the biggest for legal services in the public sector and comes as a result of demand from LUPC members, who will now enjoy improved rates, standardised service levels and a range of added-value opportunities.
LUPC director Andy Davies said: "Our members identified legal services as a major area of spend with opportunities to add value and make significant cash savings.
He added: "This result demonstrates the benefits that can be achieved through collaborative procurement and we look forward to working with the successful firms to deliver these benefits."
Barlows healthcare partner Claire Petts said: "We went through an extremely competitive process, which required us to present various case studies we had worked on and prove our expertise, so we were extremely pleased to make it onto the panel after several knockout stages.
"Many NHS trusts are going into these consortiums at the moment, so this will place us well for the future."
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
NOT FOR REPRINT
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
You Might Like
View All
Freshfields, MoFo Act on $1.8B TOPPAN Deal As Japan's US Buying Spree Continues
Kirkland Steers Paris-based Antin in ‘Year’s Biggest’ Infrastructure Fund Closing, at €10.2B
3 minute read
ECJ Ruling Upholds German Ban on Pure Private Equity Investment in Law Firms
4 minute readTrending Stories
- 1Tuesday Newspaper
- 2Judicial Ethics Opinion 24-85
- 3Decision of the Day: Administrative Court Finds Prevailing Wage Law Applies to Workers Who Cleaned NYC Subways During Pandemic
- 4Trailblazing Broward Judge Retires; Legacy Includes Bush v. Gore
- 5Federal Judge Named in Lawsuit Over Underage Drinking Party at His California Home
Who Got The Work
Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.
Who Got The Work
Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
Who Got The Work
David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250
