Theresa Mohammed
Theresa Mohammed is an award-winning construction and infrastructure lawyer and partner at Watson Farley & Williams. She specialises in contentious construction and has significant experience of acting for Developers, Employers and Main Contractors.
Theresa is familiar with all forms of dispute resolution but has a particular expertise in adjudication, litigation and arbitration and was one of the leading practitioners responding to the consultation on the Building Safety Bill and is advising key stakeholders on the new legislation and the implications for the construction sector.
Theresa also has experience of running High Court trials, instructing experts on technical engineering matters, resolving construction disputes through mediation and drafting settlement agreements, claims, defences and adjudication submissions. She is also a RICS Accredited Evaluative Mediator and can help parties resolve disputes through mediation.
Theresa is the former Chair of the RICS Dispute Resolution Appointments Board. She is a regular speaker at London Build and for the RICS CPD training programme and is a frequent contributor to Building Magazine, Construction Law and Construction Manager.
She was a finalist for the ‘Litigator of the Year’ and ‘Woman of the Year’ in the Women in Law Awards 2020 and is a finalist for ‘DE&I Champion of the Year’ at the Women & Diversity in Law Awards 2024.