England - London • Real estate
Gowling WLG
Gowling WLG provides comprehensive legal services for developers, contractors, and institutional clients across diverse sectors, specialising in PFI hand back, building safety, and international energy projects. Philip Baker heads the non-contentious side of the practice, using his extensive experience in advising on procurement strategy and project delivery for a wide array of real estate, construction, and engineering clients, including institutions, funders, and end-users. Principal associate Tarfa Ahmad guides developer and institutional investor clients on various construction projects and the construction aspects of investment acquisitions, while principal associate Hannah Daeche complements the team with her expertise in providing transactional advice to a diverse clientele in the real estate, construction, and engineering sectors.
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Key clients
- BAE Systems Pension Funds Trustees
- Legal & General
- The National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society
- iQ Student Accommodation
- Empiric Student Property PLC
- Battersea Power Station Development Company
- The Royal London UK Real Estate Fund
- London Borough of Barnet
- Telford Homes Limited
- Canada Life
- Zurich
- Columbia Threadneedle
- Universities Superannuation Scheme
Work highlights
- Advising Battersea Power Station Development Company on various non-contentious and contentious issues arising from the development of the iconic power station site in London.
- Advising the Royal London UK Real Estate Fund on the construction documents for a £200 million new office building in central London.
- Advising the London Borough of Barnet on the construction elements of a new railway station, known as Brent Cross Thameslink and other significant regeneration works.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Philip Baker