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Jones Day Offices
21 TUDOR STREET
LONDON
EC4Y 0DJ
England
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David Smith
Position
Partner
Career
David Smith has advised clients for more than 30 years on complex real estate developments and investments. David heads the direct real estate team in London, and over the last decade he has advised on over £15 billion of transactions in the student accommodation and build-to-rent sectors. David also has broad experience in most other sectors including office, retail, industrial, leisure, hospitality, and health care. He acts for a range of clients including real estate private equity investors, joint ventures and funds.
Memberships
- Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Education
- The College of Law, York (Law Society Finals with merit 1992);
- Bristol University (LL.B. 2 (i) 1991)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Commercial property: development
(Leading partners)With demonstrable experience in the build to rent, logistics and student accommodation sectors, Jones Day counts Blackstone, Get Living and Greystar Real Estate Partners, to name a few, among its key roster of clients. David Smith and Anna Cartwright jointly lead the team; the former is knowledgeable of the health care, industrial, leisure and office sectors, while the latter is seasoned in real estate private equity. John Crowley acts for a range of clients, from developers and funders to investors and private individuals, while Alistair Grant is often engaged in real estate finance. Simon Kiff assists clients with joint ventures and structured acquisitions, as well as dispositions, and Laura Pembridge is sought out by corporate clients, founders, institutional investors, and management teams. Ryan Hill advises on landlord and tenant matters, meanwhile Kirsty Rogerson has overseen a range of developments in the capital. Matthew Peel joined the team in February 2023 from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.
London > Real estate > Commercial property: investment
With demonstrable experience in the build to rent, logistics and student accommodation sectors, Jones Day counts Blackstone, Get Living and Greystar Real Estate Partners, to name a few, among its key roster of clients. David Smith and Anna Cartwright jointly lead the team; the former is knowledgeable of the health care, industrial, leisure and office sectors, while the latter is seasoned in real estate private equity. John Crowley acts for a range of clients, from developers and funders to investors and private individuals, while Alistair Grant is often engaged in real estate finance. Simon Kiff assists clients with joint ventures and structured acquisitions, as well as dispositions, and Laura Pembridge is sought out by corporate clients, founders, institutional investors, and management teams. Ryan Hill advises on landlord and tenant matters, meanwhile Kirsty Rogerson has overseen a range of developments in the capital. Matthew Peel joined the team in February 2023 from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial property: development London > Real estate
- Commercial property: investment London > Real estate
- Leading partners London > Real estate > Commercial property: development
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Real estate > Environment
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds