Paul Sampson > Kirkland & Ellis International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP Offices
30 ST MARY AXE
LONDON
EC3A 8AF
England
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Paul Sampson
Work Department
Investment Funds
Position
Paul is an investment funds partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Paul represents sponsors and institutional investors in relation to the structuring, formation and operation of private investment funds with a focus on real assets, including infrastructure, transportation and real estate.
Career
2022 to present Kirkland & Ellis International LLP; 2008-2022 Allen & Overy
Education
The University of Law, London (LL.B. 2007); The University of Law, London (Legal Practice Course; Graduate Diploma in Law 2006); University of Birmingham (B.A., English 2005)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
(Leading partners)Reputed for its market-leading, wider investment funds offering, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP fields a strong team of solicitors with deep specialist knowledge of the real estate funds market. The team’s international scope is noteworthy, working with a client roster which spans Europe and beyond. Jonathan Tadd is key to the team’s representation of sponsors and investors regarding the structuring, formation, and operation of private real estate funds. Able to advise across various structures and strategies, Paul Sampson continues to help clients raise billions of dollars in commitments from investors. Louisa Cobbe complements the practice with her substantial knowledge of co-investment and joint venture structures. Catherine Gokah‘s portfolio of work includes infrastructure, real estate, and debt classes. Alan Skerritt left the practice in October 2023, and Benjamin Harding left for Clifford Chance LLP in April 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Real estate funds London > Investment fund formation and management
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Finance > High yield
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Industry focus > TMT
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium