Real Estate: £50-150 million
UK Guide 2025 : London (Firms)
Band 2
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Provided by Charles Russell Speechlys
Our Real Estate sector is central to Charles Russell Speechlys. With over 40 real estate lawyers in London, we cover key focus areas:
Corporate Real Estate: We act for well-known and niche institutional developers, investors, property companies and urban estates. The scale of our resource means we have the ability to service their small as well as their most significant transactions. Our dedicated tenant team support commercial occupiers in their acquisition of offices.
Regeneration: Our regeneration practice leads the contractual elements of some of the largest and most complex mixed use schemes in the country. We have particular expertise on Joint Venture and Partnership arrangements of all types.
Sports/Leisure/Retail/Food & Beverage: We act for well-known national and international occupiers in these sectors, working in specialist groups to provide our clients with every aspect of legal advice required.
Planning & Construction: We advise on large scale planning inquiries, disputes and adjudications, together with strategic advice to clients on large scale developments and compulsory purchase. The group is a central part of the wider real estate team to provide our significant experience on transactional matters.
Chambers Review
Charles Russell Speechlys offers expertise in residential, office and commercial development, including major urban regeneration projects. It handles property portfolio management transactions as well as high-value investment sales and purchases. The group often acts for charities, retailers and corporate occupiers on their real estate needs. It has further expertise in a number of alternative asset classes, including care homes and data centres.
Work Highlights
- Charles Russell Speechlys represented Asda in its acquisition of the Co-operative Group's petrol station business for £600 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Charles Russell Speechlys have a very capable team with excellent responsiveness and sense of urgency."
"The firm has transacted on very complicated deals and has always come up with creative solutions to complex issues."
"The firm proposes solutions to deal with obstacles rather than getting bogged down in legal parlance and technicalities."
"The team has a good range of skills and is very responsive and connected to the market."
"Charles Russell Speechlys have a very capable team with excellent responsiveness and sense of urgency."
"The firm has transacted on very complicated deals and has always come up with creative solutions to complex issues."
"The firm proposes solutions to deal with obstacles rather than getting bogged down in legal parlance and technicalities."
"The team has a good range of skills and is very responsive and connected to the market."
Notable Practitioners
Kim Lalli of Charles Russell Speechlys is a vastly experienced real estate practitioner. Specialising in development work, she frequently represents house builders in a range of matters, including strategic land acquisition and site disposals.
"She is technically excellent and is trusted by clients."
Lee Medlock has considerable experience in real estate matters, including development and investment transactions, portfolio management and corporate occupier work. He has notable expertise in deals concerning the hospitality and logistics sectors, including those with international and offshore aspects.
"Lee is commercial, responsive and has a good grasp of the issues."
Louise Ward has noted experience in a broad range of real estate matters including acquisitions, refinancings and commercial lettings. Her client base includes investors and developers in sectors such as life sciences and healthcare.
"Louise is a strategic thinker."
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