Shoosmiths LLP

Real Estate

Emily is a Principal Associate in the national Real Estate team.  She deals with all aspects of non-contentious commercial property work and has particular experience in advising clients in the education, financing, transport and investment sectors.

Emily's experience includes:

Advising Hitachi Rail Limited on the property aspects of the £4.5bn Intercity Express Programme and on the acquisition of its manufacturing depot at Newton Aycliffe; Managing a cross-office national project enabling a major public sector client to renew 300 of its leases; Acting as the lead client contact for the property portfolio management of a major US insurer; Providing ongoing property advice for McKay Securities PLC, with a particular specialism in landlord and tenant work; Working with the national corporate team in acquisitions and disposals, especially for clients within the education sector; Acting for NATs; Providing ongoing advice to the Defence Infrastructure Organisation in respect of its property interests; and Managing a project for a major telecommunications retailer to franchise 87 of its stores. In 2016, Emily competed a six month secondment at the Bishopsgate office of the Royal Bank of Scotland Plc.  During this time, Emily provided in-house advice on general banking matters, finance agreements, and sales, purchases and sub-participations in the secondary loans market.

She qualified as a solicitor in 2008 and joined Shoosmiths in 2011.   She was promoted to the position of Associate in 2014 and to Senior Associate in 2019.

Emily has a 2:1 honours degree in History from the University of Nottingham and obtained a distinction in the Legal Practice Course