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Commercial property: development

Burges Salmon LLP

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Geared for infrastructure development projects in the capital, Burges Salmon LLP operates across Bristol and London, and has been praised for its ‘great strength in depth’. The practice also handles landlord and tenant work, including disposal and exit strategies, in addition to headquarter moves. Richard Read is sought out by domestic and international investors and occupiers, while Richard Clark advises investment funds clients operating in the industrial and retail, logistics and office arenas. Matt Sims handles business headquarter moves and Will Hall is primarily engaged in corporate occupier and investment mandates, pertaining to the industrial sector. Amy Simpson, Philip Beer and Jessica Garner are noted for their expertise in major regeneration and redevelopment projects, while Ross Polkinghorne was recently promoted to the head of the built environment practice. Gary Soloman oversees the firm’s planning and compulsory purchase team, and Robert Forman represents a plethora of private clients in the rural property sector.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Burgess Salmon are incredibly professional, diligent, and commercially focused, but just as importantly, very friendly and personable to deal with.’
  • ‘Ross Polkinghorne is excellent, with a straightforward no-nonsense approach. He provides well thought through practical and commercially focused advice and is great at problem-solving.’
  • ‘We were supported by lawyers who had specialist knowledge and experience.’
  • ‘Ross Polkinghorne has been an excellent adviser over the years. His attention to detail and communication is second to none.’
  • ‘The team is the 'go-to' for development work. We've partnered with Burges Salmon on multiple transactions, and they are stellar.’
  • ‘Ross Polkinghorne is a stand-out practitioner. He is commercial, pragmatic and has a close eye on the details.’
  • ‘They are excellent communicators and diligent in their work.’
  • ‘Ross Polkinghorne and his team always seem to go the extra mile to provide high quality legal advice and services. Ross is a collaborator and very skilled at knowing when and where to bring in other professionals.’

Key clients

  • Greater London Authority (GLA)
  • Transport for London
  • YOO Development
  • YTL Developments (UK) Limited
  • University of Bristol
  • Hodgetts Industrial
  • St Modwen Properties
  • Stevenage Borough Council
  • UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
  • A consortium of landowners comprising Aviva Investors, Land Improvement Holdings and the Diocese of St Albans
  • ADC Kimberley (Derriford) Limited
  • Historic England
  • LPPI Real Estate Fund

Work highlights

  • Advising a consortium of landowners comprising Aviva Investors, Land Improvement Holdings and the Diocese of St Albans on the development scheme, Linmere.
  • Advising St Modwen on a host of industrial and logistics and housing-led developments across the UK.
  • Acted as a leading advisor to the Greater London Authority on housing-led/mixed-use redevelopment and regeneration projects across London.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Richard Clark
Burges Salmon LLP
Head of Burges Salmon's cross-departmental Real Estate Sector Group, having led the firm's Real Estate department for five years between 2009 and 2014. Richard advises investors, developers and occupiers with a particular focus on the office, industrial and logistics, and retail sectors, leading teams undertaking portfolio asset management work and acting on major transactional property investment acquisitions and disposals. Richard also specialises in major mixed use and residential led development and regeneration projects.
Ross Polkinghorne
Burges Salmon LLP
Partner specialising in Real Estate Development. Advises both the private and public sector on town and city centre mixed use regeneration projects and new communities. Particular experience in residential, industrial and office led regeneration projects developed in joint venture and/or procured via a competitive dialogue.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ross Polkinghorne, Philip Beer, Gary Soloman

Other key lawyers

Richard Read: Richard Clark, Amy Simpson, Philip Beer, Jessica Chesterfield, Ross Polkinghorne, Gary Soloman, Robert Forman, Matt Sims

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