Simmons & Simmons

Barry is a UK based real estate lawyer with over 20 years experience acting on all aspects of real estate investment, development and financing. He acts for a range of clients including institutional, private equity and ultra-high net worth investors. Barry is sought after for his commercial and solutions-oriented approach with the focus on achieving the client’s desired outcomes in the most efficient manner.

Barry advises clients who own and operate businesses where real estate is core to the business such as care homes, motorway service areas and electric vehicle charging.  He is a leading specialist in the data centre sector advising data centre developers, investors, operators and customers.  He has acted on a range of data centre transactions including development, leasing and service agreements, sales, mergers and acquisitions and financings in multiple jurisdictions. He jointly leads Simmons' multidisciplinary cross border data centre team.

Barry is also highly experienced in restructuring and special situations having acted on numerous restructurings and enforcements in real estate and real estate intensive scenarios.  His clients in this space include insolvency practitioners, financial institutions and buyers who value his ability to focus on real risks and deliver value.