England - London • Industry focus
Fladgate LLP
Counting hotel chains, restaurants and pub groups, cinema and leisure facilities operators, developers and financiers, among its core clients, the hospitality group at Fladgate LLP offers a ‘personal service’ across development, transactional and advisory matters. The team is particularly strong on the structuring and financing of corporate transactions in this space, as well as commercial matters spanning planning, management, franchising, operational and promotional issues. Team leader James Fry specialises in commercial real estate, with a focus on hotel development. Eddie Powell offers significant experience in hotel industry contracts, and also offers knowledge of relevant IP matters, GDPR compliance and technology contracts. Focusing on the healthcare, retail, leisure and office spaces is real estate lawyer Gavin Whitney. Leading the India desk and luxury assets group is the dual-qualified Mythily Katsaris, who advises clients on cross-border acquisitions and joint ventures in the hospitality and leisure, manufacturing and real estate industries. Amy Collins has notable expertise in the media and technology, hotel, and leisure and retail spaces.
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Testimonials
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‘Gavin Whitney has a very professional approach. He listens and gets it. He gets on with the job in an efficient and effective manner.’
‘The practice has a wide scope and breadth of experience with knowledgeable personnel. The response time is always good.’
‘Our client relationship partner is James Fry who we have dealt with for over 10 years. We have always found him to be helpful, diligent and responsive. He will also look at and take a commercial approach to any potential stumbling blocks.’
'Fladgate are very good at engagement, they respond quickly and offer a sense of personal service. The whole team seem to work closely so the service and client understanding is very consistent.'
'All the team are very easy to talk to openly. We have built good strong relations from the very start. I would highly recommend them to friends and associates of mine.'
'They stand out for the strength and depth of their property teams, especially in the hospitality sector. The relationship partner approach ensures a broad scope of services and good knowledge base.'
'James Fry is my main point of contact at Fladgate. James is quick to understand our needs and ensure the right people are selected to undertake specific roles. They have always delivered well-considered advice.'
Key clients
- KE Hotels Limited
- Flora Developments Limited
- 4C Hotel Group
- London & Regional plc and L + R Hotels
- Odeon Cinemas
- Lowy Group
- Roof Investment
- The Electric Group Ltd./SWX
- Whiteclub Limited (t/a Chinawhite)
- YO! Sushi UK Limited
- National Portrait Gallery
- Parkway Cinemas
- Keysone Limited
- LSL Capital
- Black Sheep Coffee
- Downing LLP
- Countrywide Hotels
Work highlights
- Advised KE Hotels (Bath) on the sale of Abbey Hotel (Bath), the owner of the historic Abbey Hotel.
- Advised Flora Developments, a subsidiary of ABIL Infraprojects - a large Indian construction, real estate development and hospitality company - on the sale of a hotel development site on the Strand to Whitbread.
- Advised the 4C Hotel Group, a hotel developer and operator, on its £10.65m acquisition of The Exhibitionist, a luxury boutique hotel in South Kensington.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
James Fry