A major force in property and construction, we have expertise in all aspects of commercial real estate including construction, property litigation and environmental law. We see ourselves as problem solvers, achieving creative and pragmatic solutions to ensure our client’s aspirations are always met.
We offer clients cost -effective real estate solutions by providing an integrated service from our UK, Russian, Middle Eastern and Asia offices. Our Middle Eastern offices have one of the region's largest construction and property practices, whose lawyers are noted as “excellent and on the ball”. Our property development practice is also heavily involved in helping to develop Moscow’s infrastructure with projects in and around the city. The teams work closely together to provide a seamless service across the industry.
Acclaimed by independent experts and warmly endorsed by the market, we deliver a rounded, partner-led service. All our lawyers are either home grown or recruited from other major City property firms and we continue to grow both organically and by lateral hire. We are described by the major legal directories as “really listening to what clients want and delivering the desired results”.
We cover:
- Investment and landlord and tenant
- Development
- Retail
- Property finance
- Property litigation
- Construction
- Environment
Our experience in property and construction shows in our impressive list of clients, which includes a wide range of property developers, investors, retailers, larger occupiers and local authorities. Much of our work is on multi-million pound projects, regularly in excess of £100 million, with an overall volume of deals worth £4.6 billion in 2006.
Clients include property companies like the Marcol Group, Grainger Trust, Terrace Hill, Frogmore, Teesland IOG and the Kandahar Group; retailers like Jigsaw, the Carphone Warehouse, Zara and Hotel Chocolat; local authorities such as Bedford Borough Council and Mole Valley District Council; large occupiers including Wincanton, Dairy Crest, Cap Gemini, Novartis and Nokia.