Reputed for their ‘expertise and commerciality’, and with bases in Bristol and London, the practice at Burges Salmon LLP advises an array of top global and UK-based corporations. The firm’s scope of work includes the negotiation and termination of leases, high value rent reviews, and headquarters relocations. The group routinely works in tandem with its general real estate practice, which handles development and construction, and property finance. Richard Clark draws from his ample transactional real estate experience to assist clients with large scale development projects, whereas James Sutherland covers landlord and tenant disputes, in addition to business tenancy renewals. Richard Read regularly acts for domestic and foreign investors on various real estate matters, Matthew Sims concentrates on complex portfolio management work for retail and office sector clients, and Will Hall handles corporate occupier work in the industrial and logistics industries.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Good with collaboration where we worked as a unified team for a client disposal.'
‘Richard Clark gives clear and commercially sound advice’
‘Great team; well organised, strong communicators and a pleasure to work with. ’
‘Expertise, commerciality and pleasant.’
Key clients
- St. James’s Place Wealth Management
- HM Revenue & Customs
- The Financial Conduct Authority
- Ordnance Survey
- Alpha Group
- John Lewis & Partners
- Waitrose & Partners
- Pinko
- National Lottery
- FirstGroup
- Praxis
- David Lloyd Clubs
- BHP Billiton
Work highlights
- Advising John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners on real estate and contentious real estate issues across their retail store portfolio and at the Leckford Estate.
- Acting as St James’ Place sole legal advisor on its UK-wide office property portfolio.
- Advising the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to its London headquarters and its Leeds and Edinburgh offices.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Richard Clark, James Sutherland