Lacey will be responsible for growing the firm’s London commercial team

EC Harris has poached Davis Langdon’s head of London offices, Mark Lacey, to become a partner in its commercial development team.

Mark Lacey is the latest Davis Langdon partner to leave the firm after its acquisition by Aecom.

In March, 10 partners left, reducing the total number of partners to 180.

Richard Taylor and Simon Rawlinson have also joined EC Harris from Davis Langdon since the firm’s acquisition in August last year by Aecom
for £204m.

At EC Harris Lacey will be responsible for growing the firm’s London commercial team.

His last major project at Davis Langdon was on Renzo Piano’s Central Saint Giles scheme, which completed last year.

Richard Taylor, head of commercial development at EC Harris ,said: “Mark is an excellent addition to our team, and adds to our strength and depth as we look to consolidate our market leading position in London.”  

A Davis Langdon spokesperson said: “We appreciate all the hard work Mark did and wish him all the best in the future.”

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