Mr George Bacon > Walker Morris LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
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33 Wellington Street
LEEDS
LS1 4DL
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Mr George Bacon
Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Partner
Career
George joins from Eversheds Sutherland, where he was Head of Leeds Real Estate. Ranked in both Chambers and Legal 500 as a “leading individual”, George brings with him over 20 years’ experience in acting for clients comprising national retailers, developers, and property investors.
George’s recent work includes forward funding deals for the development of significant distribution sites; acquisition and development of sites across a wide range of asset classes; and advising on the letting of a newly developed retail and leisure scheme.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Walker Morris as part of its distinguished Real Estate Group. As a unique one-site firm located in Leeds, Walker Morris’ entrepreneurial philosophy, excellent reputation and breadth of expertise give it a distinctive edge and I am looking forward to being a part of one of the strongest specialist Real Estate teams in the country.”
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
(Hall of Fame)Walker Morris LLP‘s team is praised for its ‘outstanding market knowledge’, advising a diverse client base of occupiers, private developers, and both national and international investors on complex development projects and transactions. The group has notable experience in the build to rent and student accommodation sectors. George Bacon
assumed leadership of the practice and is a key contact for developers such as Kier Property, while former practice head Jeremy Moore routinely advises institutional investor clients such as GIC, on property acquisitions and disposals. Will Cousins is noted for his handling of student accommodation mandates ,and Adam Reed is a key name for transactional real estate issues.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate
- Hall of Fame Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Employment > Health and safety
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Public sector > Local government
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Public sector > Education
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Energy and projects
- Real estate > Environment
- Public sector > Health
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Social housing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Employment > Pensions