Paul Hirst is head of Transport at AG having joined the team in August 2014 from DLA Piper where he was head of its rail and public transport practice. Paul is rated as one of the country's top transport lawyers with an unrivalled breadth of experience in the sector including light rail schemes, heavy rail franchising, rolling stock procurement and leasing and advising a range of private and public sector clients.

Paul has more than 20 years' experience acting for both public and private sector clients in the rail sector and is a "leading individual" in rail in each of the principal legal directories where he is described as being "highly intelligent with the people skills to…