Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Rising stars

Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Mark Li

Mark Li

Foot Anstey

Mark has over 16 years of experience, specialising in high value complex commercial property transactions. Mark’s experience encompasses general commercial property transactions including all aspects of landlord and tenant work, general estate management and the sale and acquisition of freehold and leasehold property. In particular, he has expertise in acting for infrastructure developers and owners in the transport and energy sectors and in dealing with development projects in both the public and private sphere. Mark is also heavily involved in the work the firm is leading in relation to electric vehicles and mobility services.

Leading individuals

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Richard Read

Burges Salmon LLP

Rick is ranked as a leading individual in London for corporate occupier representation. He acts for international and UK clients on their UK real estate requirements. He has extensive experience in acting for global corporates, international investment and sovereign wealth funds, investment companies and ultra-high net worth individuals. His expertise covers a number of asset classes from City offices to portfolio management and hotel and leisure investment, financing and development. Rick heads of the firm’s Hotels and Leisure practice group and sits on the firms Executive and International Committees.

Andrew Harding

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

Andrew specialises in commercial property transactions, with particular emphasis on the investment, development and leisure sectors. He has wide ranging experience of funding developments, complex sale and purchase contracts conditional on planning, site assembly, re-financings, acquisitions, disposals and portfolio investment management. He also has expertise acting for occupational tenants on pre-lets, sales and leasebacks and portfolio management. His recent work includes: leading on the statutory transfer scheme to separate the legal property interests of Royal Mail and Post Office Limited across 150 properties; acting for an institutional pension fund on various investment asset purchases to a value of over £200m in the last three years, including leisure, industrial and retail property; acting for a national transport infrastructure company on redevelopment projects, including overage arrangements, for retail, leisure, office and residential purposes.