Adrian Luto

What can I do for you

After starting professional life as an M&A lawyer, Adrian’s career as a projects lawyer took off in Hong Kong. Thirty years on, he now heads up the team advising surety clients issuing bonds and guarantees in infrastructure and other sectors, as well as owners and operators of power generation facilities at home and abroad.

What do others say

Adrian has unparalleled experience of all aspects of the surety industry and he is the trusted “go to” adviser when the market is responding to new challenges or seeking to exploit new opportunities.

Supporting your ambitions

Adrian has been instrumental in guiding the surety community through changes affecting its core construction market, the deployment of the surety instrument in diverse new areas such as oil and gas decommissioning and pension deficit bonds, and the advent of portfolio risk cessions between sureties and banks. Recently, Adrian has assisted sureties affected by the collapse of Carillion.

In power generation, Adrian has helped drive the ‘"cradle to grave" approach of construction, routine operation and maintenance, and long term service contracts, enabling owners to resolve technical and commercial issues quickly and "keep the lights on" at combined cycle plants.

What else should you know?

Adrian is part owner of a vineyard near Melbourne after leading an investor group through the acquisition and conversion of a sheep farm, the design and construction of a winery facility, and launch of a new brand. So when he is not advising clients on their projects he is very much "hands on" with one of his own.

What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”

As many clients will testify, too many lawyers deliver the required legal expertise but fail to deliver an outstanding client experience. Which is why we always listen to our clients and constantly ask ourselves what we can do to deliver the results you expect.

You expect a close and attentive working relationship, with a lawyer that is responsive and available when you need them. You also want clear, pragmatic and commercial advice tailored to your needs, and transparency and certainty on costs. We completely agree. That’s why every day, through our culture and approach we are committed to delivering the exceptional results and service our clients expect of us.

Insights from Adrian

01 Jun 2017

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