Fenwick Elliott promotes Huw Wilkins to Partner

Fenwick Elliott is delighted to announce the promotion of Huw Wilkins to Partner, effective from 1 April 2026.

Huw joined Fenwick Elliott in 2019 as a Senior Associate. In his 15 years’ experience of construction and engineering law, Huw’s practice has focused on dispute resolution for complex construction, engineering and infrastructure projects. More recently he has developed a particular specialism for issues related to the Building Safety Act 2022, and he regularly speaks at industry events.

The announcement builds on the firm’s recent promotion of Ruth Leake to Senior Associate, as well as the hires of Richard Burton, Triada Pulham and Emma Chiaramello as Senior Associates.

Fenwick Elliott’s Senior Partner Karen Gidwani comments:

“Huw is an outstanding addition to the partnership, bringing exceptional legal skills, industry knowledge and client service. He has also made a significant contribution to our in-house training programme, which is central to our strategy of developing the market’s leading construction lawyers. We look forward to supporting him in developing his practice and continuing to deliver for the firm’s clients.

“His promotion follows significant growth for the firm over the last twelve months. It has been a pleasure to welcome Richard, Triada and Emma to the team, as well as to promote Ruth to Senior Associate.”