The commercial property group at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is led from London by James Nadin, but the Cambridge office has a promising managing associate in Giorgia Mayes, who 'works quickly and is prepared to be pragmatic'. Associate Joanna Wilde also plays a key role in the practice. The firm handles work for institutional investors, developers, housing associations, science park tenants, wealthy families and office tenants, as well as supporting the corporate team in transactions involving property.
Testimonials
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‘The practice benefits from being part of a multi-disciplinary firm and is quickly able to find legal experts to support complex transactions.’
‘ I have worked on several transaction with Giorgia Mayes who I found to be outstanding. She is efficient and avoids over complicating maters, she works quickly and is prepared to be pragmatic.’
‘The only individual I deal with is Giorgia Mayes and she is extremely efficient, commercial and professional and has the ability to deal with multiple transactions with different commercial structures and a delight to work with. ’
‘Good team. Knowledgeable, helpful and available.’
‘Giorgia Mayes. Right on top of the legal, commercial and practical aspects of her subject. Able to see the short and long term implications of issues arising in transactions and as a result give timely advice not just information about your options. Tenacious when it matters but gracious if it can be conceded, Giorgia is a super effective negotiator even with the trickiest of opponents.’
Key clients
- Vitality Corporate Services Limited
- Self-storage business (two separate SPVs)
- Agar Scientific Limited
- Cranbrook Day Nurseries Limited
- Lorne Laboratories Limited and Molecular Dimensions Limited
- Alston Pension Scheme
- Alexander Maddan
Work highlights
- Acted for Vitality Corporate Services on the relocation of its Bournemouth HQ.
- Acting for a self-storage business on its acquisition of two properties and the businesses conducted from them.
- Acting for Agar Scientific on its acquisition of a lease, and then on the renewal of that lease, of a property it previously occupied as subtenant.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
James Nadin