Career & Experience

Ian is head of our projects, infrastructure and construction team.   He specialises in transactional legal aspects of major national and international projects, their procurement, construction, delivery and operation, as well as their funding, sale and refinancing, supporting you at all stages of the lifecycle of a constructed asset.  Prior to joining Foot Anstey, Ian was a partner at an international law firm and based in the City of London, where he headed up a team working on some of the UK’s largest construction, infrastructure and energy projects.

With his extensive experience/expertise, Ian can provide you with strategic, commercially-astute advice on your contracting structures, finance and procurement methodology and can also support you on contract drafting and in negotiations, ensuring successful delivery of your projects and giving you the experience of having an expert not just advising you, but being a part of your team.

Ian has over 35 years’ industry experience, including senior management and technical experience outside of the legal sector as a quantity surveyor and a contracts manager.  Driven by this strong, industry-based operational understanding of contracting and delivery issues and a thorough understanding of the challenges that high-value, technically complex, long-term projects might present you with, Ian can listen to you and understand the issues you face and help you put those issues in the context of your legal and contractual responsibilities.  Because Ian knows that the first step towards managing your risk is for you to understand it.

Ian is proud to have been part of the team that was a finalist in the categories of Leadership and Pioneer at the 2018 British Renewable Energy Awards. He is also an externally recognised expert in his subject area, having spoken at conferences held by the European Construction Institute and by the Engineering & Construction Risk Institute, as well as at events organised by other industry professional bodies, such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Accolades

  • 2018 British Renewable Energy Awards finalist
  • Over 35 years' experience in the real estate, infrastructure and construction sectors
  • Senior management and technical experience outside of the legal sector, as a quantity surveyor and a contracts manager

Career & Experience

Ian is head of our projects, infrastructure and construction team.   He specialises in transactional legal aspects of major national and international projects, their procurement, construction, delivery and operation, as well as their funding, sale and refinancing, supporting you at all stages of the lifecycle of a constructed asset.  Prior to joining Foot Anstey, Ian was a partner at an international law firm and based in the City of London, where he headed up a team working on some of the UK’s largest construction, infrastructure and energy projects.

With his extensive experience/expertise, Ian can provide you with strategic, commercially-astute advice on your contracting structures, finance and procurement methodology and can also support you on contract drafting and in negotiations, ensuring successful delivery of your projects and giving you the experience of having an expert not just advising you, but being a part of your team.

Ian has over 35 years’ industry experience, including senior management and technical experience outside of the legal sector as a quantity surveyor and a contracts manager.  Driven by this strong, industry-based operational understanding of contracting and delivery issues and a thorough understanding of the challenges that high-value, technically complex, long-term projects might present you with, Ian can listen to you and understand the issues you face and help you put those issues in the context of your legal and contractual responsibilities.  Because Ian knows that the first step towards managing your risk is for you to understand it.

Ian is proud to have been part of the team that was a finalist in the categories of Leadership and Pioneer at the 2018 British Renewable Energy Awards. He is also an externally recognised expert in his subject area, having spoken at conferences held by the European Construction Institute and by the Engineering & Construction Risk Institute, as well as at events organised by other industry professional bodies, such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Accolades

  • 2018 British Renewable Energy Awards finalist
  • Over 35 years' experience in the real estate, infrastructure and construction sectors
  • Senior management and technical experience outside of the legal sector, as a quantity surveyor and a contracts manager

Expertise

  • Advises on major national and international projects across multiple industry sectors
  • City and international law practice experience
  • Expert in use of industry standard forms of contract
  • Procurement including EPC, D&B, and PFI
  • Operational understanding of contracting and delivery issues

Testimonials

Don't just take our word for it

“Ian was able to go just that little bit further…anticipating the issues that might arise… in order to ensure that our interests were protected” 

Balfour Beatty Construction

“Ian Stubbs is perhaps the most technically capable non-contentious construction lawyer in the south west.”

Legal 500 2023

‘Ian Stubbs is an exceptional communicator and provides a super service.’

Legal 500 2024

“Ian is a leader in the Bristol market. He is commercially astute and can be trusted with the most complex matters. He is building an excellent team and helps the firm punch above its weight.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2025

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