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A&O Shearman

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The ‘commercial, efficient, and resilient’ team at A&O Shearman is knowledgeable of the corporate, financing and tax aspects of development and investment transactions. Christopher Woolf leads the department and is often engaged in investment acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant issues, in addition to refurbishments. Praised as ’effective and charismatic’, Hayden Cameron has handled a range of transactions in the hospitality sector, while Nick Saner is proficient in joint venture development projects. Emma Willoughby is a key contact for lenders in the hospitality and retail sectors, as well as the student and senior living arenas.

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  • ‘Nick Saner and Hayden Cameron were both very responsive. They are able to deal with complex legal issues and new structures in order to deal with tax planning problems.’

Key clients

  • Quadrant Estates
  • Supermarket Income REIT
  • Cofinimmo SA
  • Evans Randall
  • Kennedy Wilson
  • Mapletree
  • Nuveen
  • Orion Capital Managers
  • Oxford Properties
  • Westbrook

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Christopher Woolf

Other key lawyers

Hayden Cameron, Nick Saner, Emma Willoughby, Daniel McKimm