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Under the leadership of Antony Phillips and Paul Houston, Fieldfisher’s London team regularly advises on investment, real estate finance and development matters with a strategic focus on alternative asset types. The group receives regular mandates from a range of clients from the industrials, hotels, healthcare, and student residential segments. With broad commercial real estate acumen, Rhodri Pazzi-Axworthy’s experience extends to work within the student accommodation, nursing home, and renewable energy industries. Laura Mackenzie is chiefly engaged with investment sales and purchases, Ramatu Banga has a far-reaching practice, with recent work on a major acquisition for a software company within the city, and Houston is a key name for the hotel and leisure sector.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Wide-ranging real estate expertise, with a team dynamic that seemingly makes it easy to pull on expertise outside of the engagement team.’

  • ‘Committed, commercially astute and good-humoured. Pragmatic in working through challenges and looking for rounded solutions.'

  • 'Paul Houston leads the practice solidly.’

  • ‘Paul Houston was very knowledgeable.’

  • ‘The Partners and Directors I deal with will always make themselves available, at short notice, to address any issues that may arise, they also convey a genuine commitment to protect their client's interests and have the ability to explain complex issues in layman's terms so that the business has a full understanding of the commitments the business are entering into.’

  • ‘Practical and commercial advice.'

Key clients

  • Canva UK Operations

Work highlights

Acting for Canva UK Operations Limited in various premises in the Digital Garage building in Hoxton Square, London.

Practice head

Antony Phillips; Paul Houston

Other key lawyers

Gary Pickard; Rhodri Pazzi-Axworthy’s; Laura Mackenzie; Ramatu Banga