With a ‘depth of knowledge across the bench’, the corporate occupiers’ team at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP illustrates expertise in complex and high-value transactions, regularly advising asset managers, institutional investors, and listed REITs. The group’s scope of work includes regeneration schemes, disposal strategies, portfolio asset management, and prime central London pre-lets. Jeremy Walden advises real estate and infrastructure clients on investments. Industry veteran Donald Rowlands is reputed for his work on mixed-use development sites and letting and finance transactions, Nicholas Turner focuses on commercial property and developments involving rail and underground assets, and Richard Forsdyke advises on multi-phased development projects locally and globally. Julian Pollock is a key contact for real estate energy and infrastructure projects, David Rosen handles structured investment transactions, Simon Elliott covers pre-lets, and Sebastian Taylor concentrates on the redevelopment of major assets. Shona Grey, Paul Chases, and Alex Wright all demonstrate expertise in corporate real estate matters.
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‘Fantastic team with depth of knowledge across the bench who have provided consistently good advice on numerous transactions.’
‘Alex Wright and Shona Grey have been unflappable, closing out several complicated transactions in an exemplary manner.'
Key clients
- British Land
- Cain
- Blackstone
- TfL
- Abrdn
- CDL
- Federated Hermes
- Goldman Sachs
- Hammerson
- Brookfield
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