Eversheds, HBJ Gateley Wareing and Trowers & Hamlins have picked up lead roles as Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham bid to take over the 2012 Olympic stadium in London.

Eversheds is advising the Olympic Park Legacy Company, which recently pushed back a decision on the winning bid, originally scheduled for Friday 28 January, after both clubs issued their final submissions earlier this month. The firm is fielding a team led by London development and regeneration senior partner Stephen Sorrell.