England - London • Real estate
K&L Gates LLP
Bolstering its hospitality and retail expertise, the ‘efficient, skilled, commercial and diverse’ practice at K&L Gates LLP excels in big-ticket development, investment, and regeneration matters. Head of real estate Christian Major advises institutional funds on the acquisition, letting and management of commercial and residential assets and portfolios. Steven Cox and Joanna Williams thrive in the corporate occupiers arena and often handle landlord and tenant mandates. Williams is also noted for her expertise in property finance. Chiara Del Frate is adept in logistics, restaurant, shopping centre and student housing property mandates, both in the UK and Italy, and ’exceptional’ Tim Webb assists real estate private equity funds. Wayne Smith and Christopher Swallow primarily act for institutional investors, and Emma Maher is another key contact in the group.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The team were very professional and provided excellent advice throughout the complex project.’
‘The leadership and knowledge shown by the individuals was excellent. They were able to help us deal with a very complicated transaction in a very straight forward fashion.’
'In BTR investment/development, the team is extremely strong.'
‘Tim Webb is exceptional. He is polished, cool headed, and gets stuck in. He knows what I want and delivers.'
- 'Emma Maher is exceptional. She is in control of all the workstreams and assists Tim to ensure all bases are covered. She's also very proactive.'
Key clients
- Abrdn Plc
- Avanton
- Beehive Affordable Homes
- Caisson Investment Management LLP
- Coty Inc.
- Cromwell Property Group
- Edinburgh St James Limited Partnership
- European Estates Plc
- The Guinness Partnership
- Hakkasan
- LRC Group
- Nuveen Real Estate
- Patrizia AG
- Stroud District Council
- Workspace Group Plc
Work highlights
- Advising Edinburgh St James Limited Partnership and Nuveen Real Estate on the real estate construction aspects of the St James Quarter Development.
- Advising Guinness Homes/The Guinness Partnership on a sale of a 28 storey ‘Build To Rent’ units.
- Advising Patrizia on the purchase of residential build to rent units from Berkeley Homes.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christian Major