Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Real Estate - Property Litigation

Partner

Rebecca is a partner in the Real Estate Disputes Group with 12+ years’ experience of complex high value disputes and managing litigation at all levels of the UK court system including the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

She advises the full spectrum of Real Estate sector clients, including investors, developers, landlords and institutional tenants on a range of property issues covering lease disputes; sale and purchase disputes; property related insolvency claims; and telecoms disputes. She also provides strategic advice to clients looking to undertake major redevelopment projects.

Clients regularly reach out to Rebecca to handle their high-value business rate issues due to her substantial knowledge and experience in business rates disputes.

Rebecca is individually ranked in Chambers UK as a ‘Notable Practitioner’ and in Legal 500 UK as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ for Real Estate Litigation. The 2023 editions described Rebecca as “a rising star, very intelligent and really gets to the heart of the matter”; “she is excellent and provides clear, to-the-point advice” and “she has an excellent service delivery mindset, gives clear guidance and adjusts her tone well to deal with a range of experience in her client base”.

In 2022, Rebecca was elected as the Honorary Secretary of the Property Litigation Association and is the former Chair of its Education & Training Committee (2018 to 2021). In 2023, she was appointed as a member of the Real Estate Balance Policy and Campaigns Committee.

She is a regular speaker at conferences and industry events.