Squire Patton Boggs's real estate team acts for a varied client list of institutional investors, funds and large construction companies. The team regularly advises on mixed use regeneration schemes across the retail, transport and leisure sectors, in addition to financing, transactional and development mandates. Matthew Dalzell leads the team, maintaining his strong focus on hospitality, student accommodation and build to rent related mandates. Prew Lumley's primary area of expertise is real estate within the retail and leisure sector, while David Chan is particularly active in energy matters. Karen French assists a diverse range of corporate occupier clients.
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‘Great overall service - straight forward advice and quick turnarounds.’
‘Prew Lumley - always turns out work quickly, no need to chase, she will follow things up and push to conclusion. Prew is great at reading the other side and getting them on board. She is commercial, sensible and straight forward and makes this simple so her clients can understand the risks and make an informed decision. Fantastic to work with, feels like she's really on your team as if she was an in-house lawyer! You can tell it matters to her and that she shares in your wins and losses which is really reassuring.’
‘Ed Forth is very efficient, commercial and goes above and beyond to get the deal done.’
‘The partners are top quality with an excellent approach to different clients. They place clients as a priority and truly stand out in the field of Law. Abduss Patel was a great example of this. Their technical ability, client management and great leadership makes them unique as they make the whole process much easier.’
‘Abduss Patel made everything much easier and created a trustful environment while also keeping us informed of all information.’
‘The team provides in-depth knowledge & commercial solutions to difficult transactions with speed, awareness & a high level of practicality.’
‘Abduss Patel has provided exceptional service with solutions to transactions that would otherwise have been terminated, he is always available at short notice to meet.’
‘Approachable and reliable. The way they explain issues means even people with limited knowledge of a topic can understand. All nice people too which makes them easy to work with.’
Key clients
- Beijing Construction Engineering Group International
- Bizspace Limited
- Capital & Centric
- EDF Renewables
- English Cities Fund
- Helix Property Limited
- The Hosted Group
- Jomast Group
- KFC
- Pizza Hut
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Marshalls Mono Limited and Marshalls Properties Limited
- Mercia Power Limited
- Muse Places Limited
- National Westminster Bank PLC
- Northern Powergrid
- PA Consulting
- Redmayne Bentley LLP
- Taylor Wimpey
- Theo Paphitis Retail Group
- URBN Limited
- Vistry Partnerships Yorkshire Limited
Work highlights
- Advising English Cities Fund in relation to a new urban regeneration scheme at City Village, Bradford involving the delivery 1,000 homes in the city centre of Bradford.
- Advising English Cities Fund in relation to a new mixed-use scheme at Station Gateway, Stevenage involving regenerated train station, new bus station, residential dwellings, car parking, offices, hotel and food and beverage units.
- Advising Helix Property on the acquisition of 3 business centres for £33.5m. Completed within 2 weeks of instruction.
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Matthew Dalzell