Expertise

Real estate investment, development, major leisure projects, lettings of major office, retail and industrial developments and funding, property aspects of corporate acquisitions and disposals, general real estate advice relating to commercial real estate portfolio management.
 
Cited in The Legal 500 and The European Legal 500 for high quality of work. Commended by Chambers UK Guide as "outstanding technician" ... "has headed up some of the largest portfolio deals to hit the market" and as "the best chap for really big transactions".

Experience

• Advised Redevco UK on the £325 million securitisation of the majority of its UK real estate portfolio
• Advised Scottish & Newcastle plc on the £2.51 billion disposal of its pub estate (LG was short listed for both the Legal Business award and The Lawyer award for Real Estate Team of the Year for this deal). Past real estate advisory work for this client has included advising on the development and acquisition of a new 356,000 regional distribution warehouse at Thatcham
• Advised Regent Inns plc on the puchase of the Old Orleans Restaurant chain from Punch Taverns
• Advises BMW (UK) Trustees Limited on all aspects of property investment, funding, letting and management

Professional

Trained at Parrott and Coales, Aylesbury
Lovell, White and King (subsequently Lovells), Assistant Solicitor 1980-1989 LG, Assistant Solicitor 1989-1991
LG, Partner 1991 to date

Professional Memberships

Member of the Leisure Property Forum Management Committe and LG's representative for City Property Association.

Publications

• Regular contributions to professional journals including Green's Property Law Bulletin and LG's real estate newsletter.