Mills & Reeve LLP

Banking

Laura specialises in real estate finance transactions and leads the real estate finance team. Laura has specialised in real estate finance matters since qualification having previously been in house at Sears plc. Laura’s recent work includes advising a London based fund manager on a series of large portfolio refinancings in excess of £350m, advising an AIM listed residential developer on the complex structuring and funding arrangements for a £100m residential development in Stratford; advising a local enterprise partnership on infrastructure findings for high profile development projects and advising a major UK clearing bank on a series of property development and investment facilities in in excess of £100m.

Qualified 1998; legal manager for Sears plc 1994-96; trainee solicitor EMW Law Northampton 1996-98; solicitor EMW Law 1998-2000; Mills & Reeve LLP 2000 to present; partner 2007.

Law Society.

Harrow Way School, Andover; Basingstoke College; University of Leicester (1993 LLB Hons); De Montford University (1994 LPC – Commendation).

Travel, reading, walking.