Lisa is the latest addition to the Eversheds Sutherland procurement and tendering team and joins as Partner in Belfast.
Lisa's expertise lies in Public Procurement Law (contentious and non-contentious), Construction Law (contentious and non-contentious) and PPP/PFI Projects.
Lisa's clients include public bodies and economic operators. She has advised public bodies on the drafting of public tenders as well as undertaking due diligence on behalf of tenderers. Lisa has also defended and challenged procurements in the High Court.
Her level of knowledge is evident not only in her advice to clients, but also through her contributions to local press and legal publications. Recently she has lectured architectural students at the University of Ulster on construction contracts and procurement methods.
Lisa graduated from Queen's University with a degree in Mathematics and then went on to graduate from the School of Law and the Institute of Professional Legal Studies. Lisa also has a postgraduate certificate in Public Procurement Law and Policy at Nottingham University. Lisa is qualified to practice in Northern Ireland and England & Wales.
Lisa is a member of the Executive Committee for the Procurement Lawyers Association and presented to the cabinet office on the associations view on the consultation on the new UK Procurement Bill.
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- Shortlisted for the Inaugural Law Society Junior Solicitor of the year 2006
Lisa has been ranked in both Chamber & Partners and Legal 500 for over 11 years across construction and public procurement law.
Chambers & Partners
Currently ranked Band 1 for Public Procurement and Band 2 for Construction
“Lisa Boyd is by far the best procurement lawyer I have come across. She can handle complex cases in an extremely smooth way”
“Lisa is incredibly switched-on and dedicated to her client’s cause. She is always extremely knowledgeable and willing to go the extra mile.”
“She is very diligent and has very good acumen and strategic awareness”
“Lisa is well regarded in the Belfast market for construction and procurement matters. She gets straight to the point and advises in a timely manner.”
“Lisa Boyd us very commercially astute”
Legal 500
Currently ranked as a Leading Individual in construction law
- Law Society of Northern Ireland
- Law Society of England and Wales
- Technology and Construction Solicitor’s Association
- Procurement Lawyer’s Association – Executive Committee Member
- British Irish Commercial Bar Association
- Society of Construction Lawyers
- Post Graduate Certificate in Procurement Law and Policy (Distinction, 2012) from the university of Nottingham
- Postgraduate Certificate in Professional legal studies (Distinction, 2006)
- Bachelor of Legal Sciences (2:1 Honours, 2004)
- Bachelor of Sciences – Applied Mathematics, Statistic and Operational Research (1st Class Honours, 2002)