Browne Jacobson LLP

Property/retail

Caroline Green (partner – real estate) was appointed as Browne Jacobson’s Senior Partner with effect from 1 May 2019 and has brought a fresh perspective to a role that requires vision, knowledge, diplomacy and determination. As part of her role, Caroline chairs the firm’s elected Board which carries an oversight function. Away from work, Caroline is a non-executive director of SwimEngland, the national governing body for swimming.

Caroline has over 30 years’ experience of dealing with real estate and commercial contracts, co-leading our nationally-recognised retail and leisure team with Sarah Parkinson and she also heads up our nationally-recognised logistics team.

Caroline represents an impressive list of luxury brands including the Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy group of companies in the UK, a world leader in high-quality products with a unique portfolio of over 30 prestigious brands across five different sectors; namely fashion and leather goods, perfumes and cosmetics, watches and jewellery, wines and spirits and selective retailing; its brands include Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Celine, Fendi, De Beers, Donna Karan, Givenchy, Loewe, Marc Jacobs, J W Anderson, Fresh and TAG Heuer. Caroline acts for parcel carrier to the retail industry, DPD and for cash carrier, Loomis.

Caroline recently obtained a master’s degree, specialising in data protection and cyberspace and wrote her dissertation on the GDPR from the retailer’s perspective. Caroline regularly speaks at retail conferences and this year hosted a discussion group at the IBA’s Fashion & Luxury conference.

Caroline’s clients say she has a rare combination of real estate expertise teamed with a deep understanding of the specific issues affecting the retail sector. She is also applauded for consistently delivering sensible and pragmatic advice, in addition to “having a great sense of humour that makes her easy to work with”.

Trained Wansbroughs; qualified 1984; solicitor Browne Jacobson 1984-89; partner Browne Jacobson 1989 to date.

Maynard School Exeter; Exeter University (1981 LLB).