DLA Piper‘s real estate team, covering both Hong Kong and the Greater China region, excels across a wide spectrum of real estate matters, providing guidance on cross-border transactions involving acquisitions, joint ventures, structuring, and financing of real estate assets across various sectors, including hospitality, retail, and technology. In relation to the latter, the team also offers support for digital assets. Susheela Rivers co-leads the team and advises on a wide range of real estate matters with a particular focus on M&A transactions in the hospitality and leisure spheres. Ed Sheremeta, also co-leading the team and having spent a significant proportion of his career working in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo, is another standout. Sheremeta focuses on cross-border transactions related to real estate investments, REITs, and financings across matters spanning China and the wider Asia-Pacific region. Also notable in Hong Kong is Sally Law, who was promoted to of counsel in May 2022.
Testimonials
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- 'Susheela Rivers possesses a high level of professionalism, business acumen and professional abilities. At the same time, she can often proactively communicate with customers to understand recent trends and developments, and provide effective and timely consulting services.'
- 'DLA Piper's real estate department has sufficient team members and strong capabilities to cater to the needs of clients and provide comprehensive legal advisory services across many areas, such as real estate sales and loans.'
Key clients
- PGIM Real Estate
Work highlights
- Advised PGIM Real Estate on the following matters the acquisition of the Travelodge hotel located in Central, Hong Kong, the acquisition of an enbloc hotel in Kowloon, and the acquisition of the Rosedale Hotel located in Kowloon, Hong Kong for HK$1.37bn.