Simmons & Simmons

Real Estate

Hoppo has more than 20 years’ experience advising clients in relation to their involvement in real estate – whether it be investment (direct and indirect), development, funding, leasing etc across all sub-sectors of the market, including joint ventures.

Hoppo is a partner in our Real Estate Group in London. His work often includes multi-disciplinary teams, given the financing, tax and structuring requirements of clients. He has advised on some of the largest pre-lets of offices in the City of London.

Key clients include Oxford Properties, Tishman Speyer and funds advised by PGIM Real Estate.

Hoppo also has over 10 years' experience of putting together complex transactions involving commercial ground leases, including ground-up development using ground lease investment as part of the capital stack.

Trained at Simmons & Simmons before spending 21 years in other City/International firms (15 years as a partner), including over 10 years at the then leading Real Estate practice in the City culminating in being appointed Real Estate Practice Group Head.  He moved back to Simmons & Simmons in 2016 from another International Law Firm.

City of London Solicitors’ Company; Investment Property Forum

Stowe School.  Pembroke College Oxford (MA).

Member and Trustee of The Queen’s Club; Liveryman of the Goldsmiths’ Company; Member of Seaview Yacht Club and City of London Club.  Interests: Real Tennis, Lawn Tennis, Squash, Sailing, Skiing, Food and wine.