Next Episode: Winning Business Internationally

Join us on 17 December at 9am for the next episode of Construction Cast

Entering new markets can offer businesses great opportunities for growth – but it is not risk free. When it comes to the built environment and legal sector, there is always a new hot spot somewhere on the globe. Making sure you take the right approach can be key.

In this episode of ConstructionCast we’ll be looking at the best strategies for entering new markets. Owen Lawrence of Arbitra and Holly Gavaghan of Accuracy will be sharing their strategies for growth and how they approach international expansion.

We’ll be asking:
• How to spot international opportunities?
• What do you need to know about new markets before taking the plunge?
• Can you achieve success without a team on the ground?
• Tips for developing relationships across cultures

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Owen Lawrence

Owen has worked for over 20 years in the international arbitration sector, working with leading law firms, lawyers, arbitrators, mediators, barristers and arbitral institutions worldwide.

He has managed the international arbitration departments at two of London’s leading commercial sets of barristers chambers.In those roles, Owen worked with lawyers in managing their careers in international arbitration throughout that time, from their first appointments as arbitrators to retirement.

His network and contacts are global, with connections across the UK and in critical jurisdictions outside it, including the Middle East and North Africa, North and South America, the Asia-Pacific South East Asia regions, and Australasia.

Away from Arbitra, Owen is a member of the Africa Board for Save the Children and in his spare time a keen cyclist and rugby fan (particularly rugby league).

Holly Gavaghan

Holly Gavaghan is a director at Accuracy. She worked in the legal sector for over 25 years. She qualified as a solicitor at Eversheds Sutherland in 1996 and worked in-house as counsel at a construction plc. Her experience as a lawyer included high court litigation, adjudication and PPP/PFI contracts.

Drawing on her experience of the energy, infrastructure and construction sectors Holly has developed in depth knowledge of international arbitration. She is a former member of the International Bar Association’s International Construction Projects committee and Greener Arbitrations global steering committee. Holly speaks English and French.