Graham Banks > Geldards LLP > Derby, England > Lawyer Profile
Geldards LLP Offices
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1 Pride Place
Pride Park
DE24 8QR
England
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Graham Banks
Work Department
Commercial Property
Position
Graham is the head of the Derby office and heads up the Derby Property team. His particular specialism is commercial and residential development acting on behalf of Developer, Landowner and Occupier. Graham’s experience extends to strategic land and short-term development land, with deal size varying from anything from small single-use developments to sites comprising 3000 units. He is known for his good, sound practical advice on how to get from A to B.
Graham spends the majority of his time dealing with residential development sites comprising conditional contracts, option agreements, promotion agreements, collaboration agreements and all manner of infrastructure and planning documents. He also undertakes similar work in the commercial sector but including forward funding and investment agreements, joint ventures and project management structures. Clients enjoy discussing ideas with Graham to reach a practical commercial solution.
Lawyer Rankings
East Midlands > Real estate > Commercial property: Nottingham and Derby
Geldards LLP is well respected in the region for its breadth of experience and effective representation of private and public sector clients. Residential and commercial developments continue to be a fruitful source of work, with Graham Banks routinely acting for developers, landowners, and occupiers. Heather Dixon assumes a central role in the firm’s work with industrial and logistics clients, while Paul Hilsdon predominantly caters to public sector clients, including multi-academy trusts and universities. David Watson and Jamie Gordon both retired in July 2023, and Neil Walker and Jay Atubra joined from Browne Jacobson LLP and Knights plc, respectively, while Tiffany Cloynes departed in April 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Nottingham and Derby
- Real estate > Commercial property: Nottingham and Derby
- Private client > Family
- Public sector > Public sector
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Nottingham and Derby
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Employment > Employment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms