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Jon Ely
Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Jon is a Partner in our real estate team. Acting for real estate occupiers, investors, developers and funders, he handles work across asset types including retail, office, leisure, food and drink, logistics, and mixed-use portfolios. Jon assists with strategic acquisitions and disposals, and handles all types of commercial lease work, including advising on re-gearing and other portfolio management requirements. A large part of his practice is handling high-value corporate lettings, often in London.
Career
Recent work highlights
Advised an investor/landowner SPV on the redevelopment of a landmark building in Athens, Greece for lease by a premier exclusive private members institution.
Acting for a client on the proposed sale of one of the largest remaining undeveloped brownfield sites in London.
Acted for a well-known U.S. manufacturer in its strategically important logistics premises deal.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
The ‘exceptional’ practice at RPC advises on headquarters establishments, lease structuring, portfolio management, and sales and leasebacks, and primarily advises institutional investors and corporations. ‘Top notch’ Elizabeth Alibhai handles corporate occupier transactions in the office and retail sectors. Jon Ely is recommended for his work in acquisitions and disposals and high value lettings, while Arash Rajai focuses on construction work, such as fit-outs and refurbishments. Ben Malone assists global companies with various property requirements, and Brooke Reed is well versed in real estate finance.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Risk advisory > ESG