Shoosmiths LLP

Real Estate North

Emma is a real estate lawyer with over 20 years' experience of acting on a wide range of property transactions, with particular expertise in acting on investment acquisitions and development projects involving delivery of purpose-built student accommodation schemes, offices, hospital facilities, leisure facilities, business parks and residential and commercial mixed-use schemes. Her recent experience includes: acting on a 2.4 million square footage mixed-use office, retail and leisure scheme, including acting on one of the largest regional office deals recorded in 2021 and the largest in Manchester since 2020 advising on the forward sale and development of what (at that time) will be the most sustainable building in operation in Manchester City Centre acting on the acquisition of a 149-acre ex-colliery, including dealing with the complex site structure and financing acting for a cinema owner and operator on its UK portfolio and running the team servicing this client acting for different clients on a number of purpose-built student accommodation schemes, including dealing with the acquisition and financing Emma is named as a Rising Star in the Legal 500

Emma joined Shoosmiths from Addleshaw Goddard in August 2022