Anna Ralston-Crane > CMS > London, England > Lawyer Profile
CMS Offices
CANNON PLACE
78 CANNON STREET
LONDON
EC4N 6AF
England
Anna Ralston-Crane
Position
Partner
Career
Anna is a Partner in the Real Estate Disputes team. Technical and well liked for her straight-talking commercial advice, she advises on a wide range of contentious real estate matters. Anna ensures that the legal framework is best deployed to further her clients’ commercial goals.
Anna acts for a variety of clients including institutional landlords, developers, asset managers, property funds and a large hotel chain. Her practice covers the full spectrum of property disputes including complex and high-value litigation; rent reviews; independent expert determinations; business lease renewals; service charge disputes; tenant insolvency; strategic break options; tenant default and complex dilapidations settlements as well advising on the vacant possession strategy for major development sites.
She has a particular interest in the hotels and student accommodation sectors as well as a subject specialism in rent reviews.
Memberships
Honorary member of Arbrix (the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ forum for arbitrators).
Property Litigation Association.
Education
2008 – Legal Practice Course, BPP
2007 – University of Manchester LLB (Hons)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Property litigation
(Next Generation Partners)CMS maintains its position as a market leader, and houses an extensive team, which is praised for being ‘highly talented and intellectually able’. Industry veteran Danielle Drummond-Brassington anchors the practice and handles telecoms and development disputes, frequently acting for institutional landlords and government authorities. The ‘dynamic and robust’ Nick Wood works on international disputes, often concerning logistics portfolio acquisitions, while Marcus Barclay, praised for his ‘outstanding tactical insight’, covers the full gamut of real estate claims, particularly in relation to rent review. Julie Gattegno advises major landlord clients on landlord and tenant disputes, the ‘practical and client focused’ Nick Lloyd demonstrates expertise in rights of light claims, and ‘first rate’ Eleanor Murray is recommended for her work on estate management schemes and residential service charges. Anna Ralston-Crane, recognised for her ‘pragmatic’ approach, focuses on ESG disputes, the ‘very bright’ Robin Biela concentrates on technical property law, and the ‘hardworking’ Jess Hurle handles disputes in connection to the energy sector.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Real estate > Property litigation
- Property litigation London > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Planning
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
- Industry focus > TMT
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Transport > Rail
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Health and safety
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Transport > Aviation
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds