Often in collaboration with its robust M&A and banking and finance teams, Clifford Chance's real estate team stands as a key choice for a diverse range of vendors, purchasers, developers, and other market participants, primarily focusing on commercial property deals. In tandem with Mark Currell, who co-heads the group from Sydney, Amy Ho leads the team, specialising in advising on real estate M&A deals and the retail sector in Hong Kong. Other key standouts include syndicated finance specialist Dauwood Malik and Michael Pallaras, who has extensive experience advising commercial lenders on real estate projects across the Asia Pacific region.
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Testimonials
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- 'The Clifford Chance real estate team is known for having a wide range of experience in real estate work across asset classes, including industry, logistics, self-storage, commercial, retail, data centres, technology infrastructure and many others.'
- 'Clifford Chance ensures that it has a group of lawyers from different practice areas with substantial expertise and experience on real estate transactions working together with clients managing issues across the real estate cycle.'
- 'The team acts for the whole marketplace, including international, Chinese and regional banks, asset managers, private equity funds, corporates and international property developers and institutional investors.'
- 'The CC real estate team is led by corporate partner Amy Ho, an expert in Hong Kong and Chinese corporate real estate transactions, and she is supported by corporate partner Matthias Feldmann, who focuses on real estate fund formation, Dauwood Malik, who handles financing work, and Michael Pallaras with expertise in projects, infrastructure and real estate financing.'
Key clients
- Chelsfield Asia
- Kai Tak Sports Park Limited
- HOPU Investments
Work highlights
- Advised Ares SSG Capital Management Limited on the establishment of a joint venture with listed property developer New World Development Company Limited for the construction, development, marketing and sale of a commercial complex located at Wing Hong Street in Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Advising partners of a global consulting firm on their capacity as receivers appointed over China Evergrande Group's Hong Kong headquarters building.
- Advised Shanghai LEGOLAND Co., Ltd. as borrower on a loan granted by lenders comprised of China Construction Bank, Bank of China, Bank of Communications, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China for the purpose of construction and development of LEGOLAND themed resort in Jinshan District, Shanghai.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Amy Ho, Mark Currell