Laura Wild > Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Offices
Governor’s House
5 Laurence Pountney Hill
EC4R 0BR
England
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Laura Wild
Work Department
Hospitality and Leisure
Position
Partner
Career
Laura is the global co-leader of the firm’s Hotels & Hospitality sector. She focuses on hotel acquisitions and disposals, development, financing and leasing. She also advises clients on hotel branding and management agreements, acting for both hotel developers/owners and international operators. She acts for a number of lenders (senior and mezzanine) and has advised on both investment and development finance for hotel and other asset classes.
Laura is ranked as a “Leading Individual” in Legal 500 and is also ranked in Chambers and Partners for hospitality & leisure matters.
Laura was part of the BCLP team advising Grange Hotels on the sale of four of its high-end hotels for circa £1 billion. This was one of the largest UK hotel deals on record.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
(Leading individuals)The hotels and hospitality team at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has a strong cross-border footprint spanning the UK, US, mainland Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and is noted for its ‘excellent’ understanding of the sector, with extensive experience in high-profile matters spanning hotel management, franchise and operational agreements, branded residence work and all aspects of the lifecycle of hospitality projects. The team comprises specialists in the real estate, construction, M&A, corporate and real estate finance, employment, data privacy and tax spheres. Jointly heading the team are hotel acquisitions and disposals, leasing, development and financing expert Laura Wild and real estate specialist Chris de Pury, who is instructed by domestic and international investors to assist with structured investments, disposals, joint ventures and developments. Nazir Dewji offers expertise in non-contentious construction law and large real estate development projects.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Hospitality and leisure London > Industry focus
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Transport > Rail
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Transport > Aviation
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Finance > Securitisation
- Real estate > Social housing: finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)