The ‘extremely proactive and hard-working’ team at Taylor Wessing LLP works in conjunction with the firm’s corporate, finance, and tax teams to support clients on cross-border development and investment matters. Head of the real estate department Paul Lawrence regularly acts for international investors in the private wealth arena, while Matthew Swainston caters to joint ventures, as well as landlord and tenant transactions. Paul Leamy is well-versed in mixed-use retail and leisure schemes and Adam Marks collaborates with the firm's private wealth department to advise ultra high-net-worth families. Mark Rajenbach is knowledgeable of lease agreements, management-back transactions and portfolio sales and purchases in the hotel, leisure, and logistics sectors. Leona Ahmed joined the team from Addleshaw Goddard in May 2023 and is a key contact for Asian and Middle Eastern clients looking to invest in the UK.
Key clients
- Estrella Damm
- Blackstone
- Beamery
- Nuclera Nucleics
- Tastemade
Work highlights
- Acting for Blackstone (and previous owners) on all asset management work at St Katharine Docks.
- Advised Clivedale on the strategic pre-let of BP's new HQ.
- Advised on the letting of 50,000 square feet to Diageo at Mercers' Covent Garden estate.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Lawrence