Mark Paterson Partner

Mark joined Burges Salmon in 1998 and specialises in infrastructure, technology, aerospace and defence and nuclear.

• Advising Ministry of Defence on its Astute Class nuclear submarine programme and the Successor Class nuclear submarine programme.
• Advising the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in relation to the decommissioning of civil nuclear reactors in the UK.
• Advising UAE Armed Forces in relation to a major satellite communications project.
• Advising a major European company in relation to a series of IT and infrastructure projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Advising Department of Transport and the Ministry of Defence on the £3-5 billion search and rescue helicopter project.
• Advising Ministry of Defence in relation to the £4 billion Skynet 5 project to provide secure military satellite communications.