Stephen Nicolas > Paul Hastings LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

With experienced practitioners in a range of jurisdictions, Paul Hastings LLP supports clients based and operating across Europe. Michael James is the head of the practice and is experienced in structured acquisitions and disposals across Europe. Stephen Nicolas is well-versed in residential and hotels asset classes. Edward Meadowcroft and Matthew Peters are also of note within the team, experienced in acquisitions and disposals, corporate restructurings, joint ventures and corporate real estate.

The hospitality and leisure offering at Paul Hastings LLP draws on wider finance, banking and employment capabilities, with recent highlights including buy-side advice on lucrative acquisitions in the London hotel market. The team is chaired by Michael James, ‘a trustworthy adviser’ whose broad remit covers structured acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, real estate finance, fund investments, and hotel acquisitions and operations. The ‘go-to‘ Stephen Nicolas is noted for his high calibre real estate work, while Edward Meadowcroft‘s focus spans structured acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, real estate finance, fund investments, hotel acquisitions and operations.