Heidi Slater is a specialist infrastructure planning lawyer, experienced in advising on high-profile project work, with a particular focus on the promotion of large scale linear infrastructure schemes involving land assembly through compulsory acquisition. She has been the lead legal advisor on the compulsory acquisition aspects of many of the largest highways infrastructure schemes in England over the last decade and was recognised in the 2022 edition of the Legal 500 as “a ‘standout star’ for the compulsory purchase and land assembly aspects of major infrastructure projects”.