Helen Randall
Helen is the Head of Trowers & Hamlins' Public Sector Commercial Department which has acted for over 220 local authorities. She has over 20 years' experience in advising both the public and private sectors on joint ventures, outsourcings, mutuals, strategic partnerships, shared services, regeneration projects, waste and PPPs. She has previous career experience working in-house in local government.
Helen has been long recognised in the Legal 500 and Chambers Guides as a national expert on local government, public procurement, administrative law, PPPs and education law. The Legal 500 praised the 'forensic' approach combined with 'genuine creativity' which Helen brings to her work. Chambers quoted clients stating that "she is a great combination of being to the point and commercially minded, which means she really knows how to bring a deal to its conclusion." The 2012 guide adds that Helen Randall "has long standing strength in procurement and state aid" and "has an incredible breadth of knowledge of PPP projects".
Helen was named as member of The Lawyer magazine's "Hot 100" in the public sector lawyers category for her outstanding contribution to the public sector legal services industry. She is the former chair of the award winning New Local Government Network, a leading policy think tank which promotes efficiency and modernisation in the public sector. Helen was a member of Sir Ian Byatt’s Procurement Taskforce and contributed to the Byatt Report.
Helen has edited both editions of the Tottel's Guide to Local Government Contracts and Procurement, co-authored Butterworth's Guide to the Local Government Act 1999 and contributed the procurement chapters to Sweet & Maxwell's PPP Encyclopaedia. Helen is on the editorial board of The Guardian's Public Leaders Network. A third edition of Local Government Contracts and Procurement is due for publication later this year.
