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Davitt Jones Bould Offices
LEVEL 24, THE SHARD
32 LONDON BRIDGE STREET
LONDON
SE1 9SG
England
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Gillian Lewis
Position
Partner
Career
Gillian is a specialist in Commercial Property law, including development, investment and corporate occupier work. She is dual qualified and can therefore act on Scottish as well as English/Welsh law cases.
She joined DJB from Scottish law firm Burness Paull, having previously worked for Brodies and Berwin Leighton Paisner (now Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner).
Gillian has strong commercial nous and recently completed an MBA at the University of Leicester.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Commercial Property
Development / regeneration
Landlord and tenant
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
- Acting for developers in retail, leisure and office developments from site acquisition through to pre-lets and forward funding arrangements.
- Acting for funds and other landowners in the acquisition, management, re-gearing and disposal of various assets.
- Acting in portfolio sales and acquisitions across a range of sectors.
- Assisting with the property aspects of share and business sales.
- Acting for retail, leisure and office occupiers taking new units in prestige locations.
Admitted as a Solicitor: 2003
Languages
English
Memberships
SRA Number: 417343
Education
University of Edinburgh (LLB) Law
University of Edinburgh Dip LP, Law
University of Leicester, MBA, Business Administration
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
Clients praise the department at Davitt Jones Bould
for its ‘excellent communication, collaboration, and transparency’. The firm advises on the full gamut of corporate occupier matters, ranging from lease portfolio management, pre-lets, asset management strategies, and the development of new offices, often advising local and international household names. Peter Allinson and Madeleine Davitt
jointly head the group, with Davitt frequently leading large scale real estate projects. John Condliffe demonstrates transactional experience and has helped in developing distribution hubs for major retailers, Teresa Kamppari Baker advises developers and real estate investors, and Melanie Greer-Walker handles commercial property mandates. Sean Bulman focuses on real estate portfolio management, Philippa Hipwell’s strengths include landlord and tenant work, and Louisa Swanton advises on real estate matters in the agricultural sector. Clients come to Gillian Lewis for assistance on investment and corporate occupier work, whereas Mary Anderson is a key contact for real estate finance matters.