Sitting within the wider commercial real estate team, Forsters LLP‘s hospitality and leisure offering also draws on the expertise of the firm's corporate, disputes, and construction practice groups. The team has taken part in several high-profile deals, including the highly-awaited redevelopment of Whiteley’s shopping centre, and the luxury mixed-use redevelopment of One Crown Plaza. The cross-departmental practice is led by Ben Brayford, a commercial real estate expert advising on developments from initial acquisition through to planning, funding, development and disposal. Naomi Trinh is noted for her expertise in international acquisitions, disposals and reorganisations, joint ventures and both shareholder and partnership arrangements.
Key clients
- MTD Capital
- Clivedale London
- YT Realty Group
- Consolidated Developments
- Hillbrooke Hotels
- Manex Properties
- OakNorth Bank
- Queens Rd W2 (joint venture between Mark and CC Land)
- LaSalle Investment Management
- Hazlitt’s Hotels
Work highlights
- Acted on the sale of 5-9 Great Newport Street for established Soho developer and landowner Consolidated Developments.
- Advising MTD Capital and the owners of One Crown Place as to a complex and extensive mixed-use luxurious London development.
- Advising Queens Rd W2, in the major redevelopment of Whiteleys shopping centre in Bayswater as part of a £1 billion redevelopment project.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ben Brayford