Shepherd and Wedderburn

Property

Nick is a partner and has over 35 years' experience in all aspects of commercial property work in Scotland. Having worked for a wide range of developers, funders, investors and tenants, he has particular experience in the investment and the acquisition and disposal, development, letting and sale of retail parks. As well as being a governor and member of the Anglo American Real Property Institute, Nick is also a member of the Investment Property Forum. His impressive client base includes British Land plc, BAE Systems, Baillie Gifford, Gamesa, HSBC Bank plc, Alliance Trust plc, BlackRock, Cadena/Pradera/AEW, LondonMetric, Cinven Group Limited, GE Real Estate, Kilmartin Property Group, R F Capital, The William Pears Group of Companies, Festival City Theatres, Oceaneering International and PricewaterhouseCoopers. His reputation and profile has earned him a listing in the 2017 International Who’s Who of Real Estate Lawyers and Chambers 2015 recognise Nick as a senior statesman of the real estate sector. Chambers and partners 2015 notes: 'Head of department Nick Ryden holds a Senior Statesman position due to his experience in all areas of commercial property work, particularly with sales and acquisitions of retail parks. Clients describe him as "a very experienced pair of hands."'

Trained Shepherd and Wedderburn; qualified 1976; assistant solicitor 1976; partner 1978 to date; occasional lecturer Law Society of Scotland post-qualifying legal education and RICS

Member, governor and past chairman Anglo-American Real Property Institute; Investment Property Forum

Fettes College; Aberdeen University (1973 LLB)

Travel, hill walking, photography