Simmons & Simmons

John is a partner in the Simmons & Simmons real estate group, which forms part of the financial markets department. He specialises in commercial real estate and has wide-ranging experience of advising on investment and development transactions. John has a wealth of experience in relation to the structured acquisitions and disposals of investment portfolios, joint ventures, sales and leaseback arrangements, infrastructure projects, and the more general aspects of landlord and tenant law. John has particular experience in dealing with the restructuring and insolvency aspects of real estate interests. He also specialises in dealing with real estate interests within industries such as hotel and leisure, oil and gas, and regulated business such as water companies. John represents a broad spectrum of financial institution clients, which include major investors, banks and property funds, and he acts for a range of developers, landlords and tenants.

Qualified 1997; worked at a leading City practice for 16 years; joined Simmons & Simmons 2012.