Graham Dane, managing partner of Hoare Lea's London office has died suddenly after a short illness.

Graham joined Hoare Lea in 1980 as a graduate engineer and was promoted to partner in 1988. During his career with the firm he was involved in many high profile projects including the European Research Centre for Hewlett Packard and the new European headquarters for the Bank of America in London. Graham leaves his wife Nona and children Tom, Alec and Jessica.