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Goodwin Offices

Sancroft, 10-15 Newgate Street
London
EC1A 7AZ
England
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Simon Woodcock

Position
Counsel
Career
Simon Woodcock is a counsel in the firm’s Business Law department and a member of its Real Estate Industry group. Simon acts for a variety of clients on all aspects of commercial property, including investment, development, letting (including hybrid lease structures) and asset management. His practice includes both direct and indirect investment work, acting on sales and purchases of SPVs and unit trusts as well as the underlying real estate assets. He advises on all asset classes, including the flexible workspace sector.
Education
Dip LP, 2007, The College of Law, London Moorgate
Graduate Diploma in Law, 2006, Oxford Brookes University
BA, Modern Languages, 2005, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Commercial property: investment
Goodwin advises along the life-cycle of investment transactions, supporting clients on all issues connected to a project, such as finance, funds, tax and regulatory matters. The team regularly supports clients in the office, telecoms and logistics spaces, including the last-mile logistics space. James Spence, who is well-versed in transactions across Europe, and Martin Smith, who advises on asset and corporate SPV transactions, lead the team. David Evans is a fund structuring specialist, whilst Simon Woodcock adds to the firm’s international investment expertise. Justin Cornelius acts on all aspects of unlisted closed- and open-ended real estate funds.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)