Cripps’ corporate occupier practice acts for professional services firms and tech corporations on relocations, refurbishments, and exit strategies. Oliver Morris illustrates strength in large scale head office relocations, where recent work highlights include advising on lease expiries, ESG requirements, and flexible workspaces. Ed Fowler is recommended for assisting luxury national and global retailers on breaking into prime London retail space, while the ‘proactive’ Elizabeth Robertson advises property investors and landlords on development and infrastructure matters.
Testimonials
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‘The Cripps team have supported us with leases for multiple of our offices and have provided a strong and pragmatic service. I appreciate their ability to educate myself and people in the business on lease terms and drafting. The Cripps team have been helpful in progressing my understanding in the law through internal discussions during negotiations.'
‘Elizabeth Robertson demonstrated proactivity when progressing leases always working well on our behalf and when explaining negotiation points helping us resolve them quickly. I appreciated her calmness in explaining situations and always focusing on potential solutions.’
‘The team is approachable, knowledgeable and commercial.’
‘Elizabeth Robertson was the primary contact on a lease acquisition for one of my clients. She was responsive and detailed in her approach. The client's needs were well taken care of and they were confident in her ability to deliver.
- 'The partner involved in the project was Oliver Morris who I have worked with in the past. Oliver has a commercial mindset and is able to cut through much of the detail to find and resolve the critical points in a transaction.'
Key clients
- Advanz Pharma Services (UK)
- Devono
- Econic Biosciences Limited
- Horace
- Jimmy Fairly
- Maria Bernheim Burlington Limited
- Mott Macdonald Limited
- Scamp & Dude
- SMCP Group SAS
- Xap Therapeutics Limited
- YASA Limited
Work highlights
- Acting for Mott Macdonald in the rearrangement and negotiations relating to occupational lease arrangements for its London headquarters at 10 Fleet Place.
- Advising Scamp & Dude on complex lease negotiations of its first London retail space at Battersea Power Station.
- Acted for Xap Therapeutics Limited in the lease negotiations of a new life sciences space in Babraham Research Campus, which involved complicated title issues.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Oliver Morris