Mills & Reeve LLP

Real estate.

Carina is a real estate partner and specialises in structuring and delivering large scale, mixed use, residential led communities/strategic sites, real estate led joint venture agreements and large scale cross-office projects (including managing large scale portfolios for clients of circa 500 properties). Her development expertise involves advising upon all aspects of development work including: site assembly, development agreements, land sales/purchases, promotion agreements, collaboration/consortium and land owner agreements, overage agreements, leases and discussions and negotiations with third parties (utility providers and local authorities) in relation to infrastructure and statutory agreements. The other side of Carina’s practice involves her helping clients structure, fund and then project manage volume acquisitions and disposals. Such projects span multiple disciples, may involve different jurisdictions, requires a close working relationship with the client’s board, tax, planning and environmental consultants, and are often time critical.  Carina also leads our Patient Capital arm of our Real Estate Investment Sector which means she works alongside many stakeholders on emerging themes in this sphere, commenting on potential new structures both within the Strategic Land remit and on matters such as the Stewardship Model.

Trainee solicitor Eversheds 2003-05; newly qualified Mills & Reeve LLP 2005-06; solicitor 2006-08; senior solicitor 2008-10; associate 2010-14; partner 2014.

Hammonds High School, Swaffham, Norfolk 1993-97; Swaffham Sixth Form Centre 1997-99; Newcastle-Upon-Tyne University 1999-2002 (Law LLB – First Class Honours – 2002); Nottingham Law School 2002-03 (LPC – Distinction – 2003).

Swimming, attending the gym and skiing.