England - London • Real estate
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
The practice at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is described as having a ‘strong ability to advise on transactional matters as well as compliance’. Its workload involves advising such well-known clients as Thames Water and the National Grid on liability and compliance matters in particular. Projects the team handles often feature the development of significant UK-based real estate projects of high-value. Environment expert Aidan Thomson is at the team’s helm alongside planning and zoning specialist Tim Hellier. Associate Sam Levy has a particular focus on planning and public law-related work. Isabelle Laborde departed to Ashurst in September 2022.
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Testimonials
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‘A great breadth of practice, a strong ability to advise on transactional matters as well as compliance and equality, diversity and inclusion.’
‘Aidan Thompson has ably supported us on transactional, compliance and equality, diversity and inclusion workstreams.'
Key clients
- AIG
- International Underwriting Association
- Thames Water
- National Grid
- Blackrock
- Angel Trains
- Tesco
- Oxford Properties
- Chancerygate
- Canary Wharf
Work highlights
- Acting for BlackRock in respect of various real estate development projects in the UK including Voltage Park and Uplands.
- Advising on the £4.2bn Thames Tideway Tunnel for Thames Water and Bazelgette (the ‘super sewer’), and the West Midlands Interchange Rail project.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Aidan Thomson, Tim Hellier