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Osborne Clarke LLP

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Osborne Clarke LLP remains among the market leaders for commercial property in the Thames Valley, notable for a service portfolio that includes acquisitions and disposals, portfolio and asset management, mixed-use development schemes, residential development, and real estate financings. The latter three are all key focuses of practice leader Rebecca Tuffs, who is praised as a ‘first-rate property lawyer’. Substantial corporate occupier experience, particularly among life sciences clients, is another defining feature of the group’s practice and part of Steve Schofield's advisory portfolio.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

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  • ‘Very knowledgeable across all disciplines - property, construction and environmental. Fast and pragmatic. Friendly to work with.’

  • ‘Rebecca Tuffs is a first-rate property lawyer. She understands the commercial needs of her clients and delivers pragmatic advice whilst having a depth and breadth of expertise that is hard to find in the field.'

Key clients

  • Barratt/David Wilson Homes
  • Topland Jupiter
  • British Land plc
  • Taylor Wimpey
  • Lonza Biologics plc
  • Laufin Properties Limited
  • QinetiQ Limited
  • Rotch Property Group
  • Whitehill & Bordon Regeneration Company
  • LevertonHELM
  • Persimmon
  • Vistry

Work highlights

  • Advised Nuveen Real Estate on the planning and real estate aspects of its £15m freehold acquisition of Calder House in Essex.
  • Acted for Topland Jupiter Limited, a provider of alternative finance to the real estate market, in a transaction.
  • Acted for LevertonHELM as corporate occupiers at St Modwen Park, Viables, Basingstoke for their new factory and office site.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Rebecca Tuffs

Other key lawyers

Steve Schofield, Nick Simpson