Addleshaw Goddard advises notable clients in the hospitality, transport, and living sectors on the full scope of issues relating to infrastructure development projects and regeneration schemes. The team also regularly acts for institutional and real estate investors in high-value portfolio acquisitions, and for retail clients in lease renegotiations. Lucy Sturrock, who works extensively with hospitality and retail clients on real estate transactions, heads the Leeds practice. Anna Heaton co-leads the firm's transport group and has broad knowledge of regeneration projects, while Ian Smith advises a broad range of national and local clients, ranging from local authorities to international corporations. Joe Maitland is noted for his strong focus on the retail sector, and Daniel Glowacz regularly assists investor clients.
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‘The team at Addleshaw Goddard go out of their way to understand the client and the transaction in order to ensure that the service they give is tailored to the client's needs. I feel that this makes them quite unique in the way that they operate, it means that they can make suggestions that a client may not be aware that they can benefit from.’
‘Peter Mason - is simply the strongest commercial property lawyer that we work with in the UK.’
‘The attention to detail and quick turnaround is second to none.’
‘Joe Maitland is always there to assist. He delivers on time; every time and the quality of his work is excellent.’
Key clients
- ASDA
- Argo Real Estate Limited
- Travelodge Hotels Limited
- The Metropolitan Borough Council of Stockport
- Local authorities based in West Yorkshire and England
- abrdn
- Associated British Ports
- Student Accommodation
- Bp Oil UK Limited
- British Land
Work highlights
- Advised ASDA on a £1bn+ sale and leaseback of 25 supermarkets and ground lease financing deal involving 70 supermarkets as well as the property aspects of a £2.3bn acquisition of EG Group's UK business.
- Advised on three successive multi-let portfolio acquisition deals for Argo Real Estate with a combined total value of £444m.
- Advised Associated British Ports in connection with their significant strategic acquisition of a 227 acre site near to their Immingham and Grimsby ports from multiple landowners including North East Lincolnshire Council.
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Ian Smith
Addleshaw GoddardPractice head
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Lucy Sturrock