http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/magazine/graphics/logo-rss.png http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/real-estate/macfarlanes-adds-to-lateral-spree-with-shearman-real-estate-partner/3005920.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/real-estate/macfarlanes-adds-to-lateral-spree-with-shearman-real-estate-partner/3005920.article Macfarlanes has continued its recent uptick in lateral partner hiring by taking on Shearman & Sterling real estate specialist Clare Breeze. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:57 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/real-estate/shepherd-and-wedderburn-adds-two-partners-from-addleshaws-and-kennedys/3005601.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/real-estate/shepherd-and-wedderburn-adds-two-partners-from-addleshaws-and-kennedys/3005601.article Shepherd & Wedderburn has boosted its real estate practice in London with two new partner hires including the former head of property at Addleshaw Goddard. Tue, 4 Jun 2013 14:46 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/the-lawyer-management/ffw-lands-on-riverside-site-following-search-for-new-city-base/3005539.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/the-lawyer-management/ffw-lands-on-riverside-site-following-search-for-new-city-base/3005539.article Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) has agreed a deal to move its entire London operations into one site overlooking the River Thames after originally considering two other buildings in the City. Tue, 4 Jun 2013 00:06 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/cc-hogan-lovells-proskauer-sky-high-on-empire-state-building-ipo/3005410.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/cc-hogan-lovells-proskauer-sky-high-on-empire-state-building-ipo/3005410.article Clifford Chance, Hogan Lovells and Proskauer Rose are advising on the IPO of New York’s Empire State Building, which now looks set to go ahead after more than a year of wranglings with investors. Thu, 30 May 2013 18:26 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/dwf-bulks-up-real-estate-with-eversheds-team/3004628.article http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/dwf-bulks-up-real-estate-with-eversheds-team/3004628.article DWF has recruited 13 lawyers, including five partners, from Eversheds’ Manchester and Newcastle offices in a boost to its property department. Thu, 9 May 2013 11:43 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/real-estate/dundas-partner-joins-payne-hicks-beach-in-further-construction-push/3004526.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/real-estate/dundas-partner-joins-payne-hicks-beach-in-further-construction-push/3004526.article Payne Hicks Beach (PHB) has hired Dundas & Wilson partner Carl Asser as part of the Lincoln’s Inn firm’s construction push follow its practice launch earlier this year. Tue, 7 May 2013 00:02 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/europe/jeantet-builds-real-estate-with-orrick-hire/3004050.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/europe/jeantet-builds-real-estate-with-orrick-hire/3004050.article French independent Jeantet Associés has appointed Orrick Rambaud Martel partner Catherine Saint Geniest as a partner in its real estate group. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:01 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/cms-and-foot-anstey-lead-on-19m-kuwaiti-purchase-of-bristol-site/3003766.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/cms-and-foot-anstey-lead-on-19m-kuwaiti-purchase-of-bristol-site/3003766.article CMS Cameron McKenna, Foot Anstey, Norton Rose and Wragge & Co advised on Kuwaiti investor Dimah Capital’s £19m acquisition of Everything Everywhere’s Bristol office. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/blp-management-rejig-sparks-client-base-shift/3003639.article http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/blp-management-rejig-sparks-client-base-shift/3003639.article BLP shake-up sees firm facing up to a world of changed priorities Mon, 8 Apr 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/real-estate/blp-real-estate-head-macgregor-to-hand-reins-to-de-pury/3003599.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/real-estate/blp-real-estate-head-macgregor-to-hand-reins-to-de-pury/3003599.article Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) real estate chief Robert MacGregor is stepping down from the role next month and will hand over to Chris de Pury. Thu, 4 Apr 2013 13:34 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/cms-and-ffw-battle-it-out-for-city-office-space/3002100.article http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/cms-and-ffw-battle-it-out-for-city-office-space/3002100.article CMS Cameron McKenna and Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) are both vying for office space in City site Cannon Place as the two firms continue in their plans to move buildings. Thu, 7 Mar 2013 13:49 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/rpc-boosts-corporate-group-with-sj-berwin-hire/3002099.article http://www.thelawyer.com/firms/rpc-boosts-corporate-group-with-sj-berwin-hire/3002099.article RPC has made a further addition to its corporate practice with the hire of SJ Berwin partner Anthony Shatz. Thu, 7 Mar 2013 13:16 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-turns-to-gide-for-paris-property-hire/3002052.article http://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-turns-to-gide-for-paris-property-hire/3002052.article Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Gide Loyrette Nouel partner Erwan Le Douce-Bercot as a partner in its real estate group in Paris. Thu, 7 Mar 2013 12:16 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/mayer-brown-sjb-seal-152m-chinese-purchase-of-city-site/3001919.article http://www.thelawyer.com/mayer-brown-sjb-seal-152m-chinese-purchase-of-city-site/3001919.article Mayer Brown and SJ Berwin have advised on a Chinese property developer’s £152m acquisition of Stephenson Harwood’s offices from Invesco Real Estate. Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/real-estate/british-land-takes-first-steps-towards-legal-panel/3001832.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/real-estate/british-land-takes-first-steps-towards-legal-panel/3001832.article FTSE 100 property giant warms to more formal way of instructing firms Mon, 4 Mar 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-joins-sullivan-and-paul-weiss-on-countrywide-ipo/3001434.article http://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-joins-sullivan-and-paul-weiss-on-countrywide-ipo/3001434.article City lawyers at trio of firms land key roles on IPO of UK estate agency. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:10 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/herbies-and-hogan-lovells-appointed-to-land-securities-panel/3001324.article http://www.thelawyer.com/herbies-and-hogan-lovells-appointed-to-land-securities-panel/3001324.article Herbies and Hogan Lovells win first-time spots on Land Securities’ legal panel following a review of the £20m advisory roster. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:27 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/cms-and-wragges-on-scene-for-blockbuster-store-sale-to-morrisons/3001298.article http://www.thelawyer.com/cms-and-wragges-on-scene-for-blockbuster-store-sale-to-morrisons/3001298.article Real estate teams lead on supermarket chain’s acquisition of 49 stores from administrators Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:19 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/field-fisher-looks-to-downsize-into-single-city-site/3001033.article http://www.thelawyer.com/field-fisher-looks-to-downsize-into-single-city-site/3001033.article FFW is considering moving into premises at 10 Aldermanbury off London Wall as the clock ticks on the lease for its current City headquarters. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:13 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/europe/sdt-removes-italian-lawyer-from-european-lawyers-register/3000632.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/europe/sdt-removes-italian-lawyer-from-european-lawyers-register/3000632.article The SDT has taken Italian lawyer Gabriele Giambrone off the SRA’s register of European lawyers after finding him and two colleagues guilty of accounting irregularities. Thu, 7 Feb 2013 16:45 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/squire-sanders-property-litigator-quits-for-sole-practice/3000519.article http://www.thelawyer.com/squire-sanders-property-litigator-quits-for-sole-practice/3000519.article A Squire Sanders partner who specialised in property litigation has left the firm’s London office to set up his own boutique, claiming he can do the same work for clients at half the price. Tue, 5 Feb 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/orrick-and-slaughters-seal-itvs-acquisition-of-london-television-centre/3000259.article http://www.thelawyer.com/orrick-and-slaughters-seal-itvs-acquisition-of-london-television-centre/3000259.article US firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe’s City team and Slaughter and May advised as ITV bought the freehold for the London Television Centre from the Coal Pension Properties. Fri, 1 Feb 2013 14:55 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/blp-and-nabarro-advise-as-google-acquires-site-for-new-uk-hq/1016594.article http://www.thelawyer.com/blp-and-nabarro-advise-as-google-acquires-site-for-new-uk-hq/1016594.article Nabarro took the lead advising Google on the acquisition of a site for its new headquarters at Kings Cross, while Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Hogan Lovells advised the landowners. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:19 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-names-new-real-estate-chief-as-group-absorbs-part-of-closing-leisure-practice/1016536.article http://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-names-new-real-estate-chief-as-group-absorbs-part-of-closing-leisure-practice/1016536.article Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has shut its leisure sector group and merged its subsidiary parts into real estate and TMT. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:32 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/irwin-mitchell-confirms-hire-of-dla-piper-real-estate-quartet/1016468.article http://www.thelawyer.com/irwin-mitchell-confirms-hire-of-dla-piper-real-estate-quartet/1016468.article Irwin Mitchell has hired four commercial property partners from DLA Piper together with a team of 10 lawyers and staff in a significant boost for its Manchester office. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:57 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/herbies-and-hogan-lovells-lead-on-blackrock-deutsche-property-fund-merger/1016194.article http://www.thelawyer.com/herbies-and-hogan-lovells-lead-on-blackrock-deutsche-property-fund-merger/1016194.article Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Hogan Lovells have taken the lead roles as global asset manager BlackRock merges its UK property fund with Deutsche Bank’s real estate fund group RREEF to form what the parties describe as the UK’s largest property unit trust. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:55 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/bond-pearce-picks-up-maclays-quartet-ahead-of-dickinson-dees-tie-up/1016050.article http://www.thelawyer.com/bond-pearce-picks-up-maclays-quartet-ahead-of-dickinson-dees-tie-up/1016050.article Bond Pearce has announced the hire of four oil and gas partners in Aberdeen from Scottish firm Maclay Murray & Spens as it prepares for its merger with Dickinson Dees. Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:08 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/law-firm-trio-advises-as-british-land-fills-up-west-end-development/1015924.article http://www.thelawyer.com/law-firm-trio-advises-as-british-land-fills-up-west-end-development/1015924.article Bircham Dyson Bell (BDB), SJ Berwin and White & Case all landed roles as British Land secured the first two pre-lets on its 10 Portman Square development. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/legal-fees-hit-14m-on-real-estate-merger-as-nabarro-travers-lead/1015814.article http://www.thelawyer.com/legal-fees-hit-14m-on-real-estate-merger-as-nabarro-travers-lead/1015814.article Nabarro and Travers Smith were the main beneficiaries of the near £1.4m in legal fees spent by London & Stamford Property and Metric Property Investments ahead of their £800m merger. Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:02 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/ashurst-freshfields-and-sj-berwin-seal-nomura-property-sale/1015640.article http://www.thelawyer.com/ashurst-freshfields-and-sj-berwin-seal-nomura-property-sale/1015640.article Ashurst, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and SJ Berwin were among the advisers on the acquisition of residential property company Annington Homes by Guy Hands’ private equity group Terra Firma. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:45 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/mayer-brown-takes-ashurst-partner-to-head-real-estate-in-europe/1015556.article http://www.thelawyer.com/mayer-brown-takes-ashurst-partner-to-head-real-estate-in-europe/1015556.article Mayer Brown has hired longstanding Ashurst partner Martin Wright to fill the new position of European real estate head. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:18 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/dac-beachcroft-eversheds-and-gateley-win-spots-on-taylor-wimpey-panel/1015425.article http://www.thelawyer.com/in-house/panel-reviews/dac-beachcroft-eversheds-and-gateley-win-spots-on-taylor-wimpey-panel/1015425.article UK housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has cut its roster of legal advisers from 13 to just six following a panel review. Thu, 8 Nov 2012 14:47 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/blp-swoops-to-seal-admiralty-arch-hotel-switch-after-dla-gets-first-dibs/1015240.article http://www.thelawyer.com/blp-swoops-to-seal-admiralty-arch-hotel-switch-after-dla-gets-first-dibs/1015240.article Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) was hired to get the £60m sale of London’s iconic Admiralty Arch building over the line after DLA Piper had been instructed on the early stages of the deal. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:03 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/kingsley-napley-partner-hired-as-gc-of-lord-sugars-amsprop-business/1015120.article http://www.thelawyer.com/kingsley-napley-partner-hired-as-gc-of-lord-sugars-amsprop-business/1015120.article Lord Sugar’s real estate arm Amsprop Estates has hired its first-ever in-house lawyer as Kingsley Napley property partner Liam MacDonnell joins the company as general counsel. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:08 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/property-boutiques-eye-private-equity-investment-after-7m-merger/1014493.article http://www.thelawyer.com/property-boutiques-eye-private-equity-investment-after-7m-merger/1014493.article Property specialists Cramer Pelmont and Gilbert Turner Coomber (GTC) are set to merge creating a £7m firm that is eventually looking to attract investments from private equity funds. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:48 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-plugs-construction-gap-with-dla-hire/1014441.article http://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-plugs-construction-gap-with-dla-hire/1014441.article Linklaters has re-hired a former trainee who had moved to DLA Piper to fill the gap in its construction practice. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-in-bid-to-jumpstart-real-estate-group/1014197.article http://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-in-bid-to-jumpstart-real-estate-group/1014197.article Linklaters is on the hunt for a partner to join its real estate practice, leading to suggestions that management’s plans to shrink the department have gone too far, The Lawyer understands. Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:06 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/mishcon-and-nabarro-prove-good-fit-for-220m-savile-row-sale/1014167.article http://www.thelawyer.com/mishcon-and-nabarro-prove-good-fit-for-220m-savile-row-sale/1014167.article Mishcon de Reya and Nabarro were drafted in to advise on the first purchase - a trophy property on Savile Row - by a joint venture between LaSalle Investment Management and Quantum Global Real Estate. Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/ashurst-dla-mayer-brown-advise-on-sale-of-goldman-sachs-base/1013922.article http://www.thelawyer.com/ashurst-dla-mayer-brown-advise-on-sale-of-goldman-sachs-base/1013922.article Ashurst, DLA Piper and Mayer Brown have advised on the £264m sale of Goldman Sachs’ European headquarters on London’s Fleet Street. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:01 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/irwin-mitchell-wins-first-macquarie-job-with-property-refinancing-gig/1013914.article http://www.thelawyer.com/irwin-mitchell-wins-first-macquarie-job-with-property-refinancing-gig/1013914.article Irwin Mitchell has landed its first-ever mandate for Macquarie Bank, advising the Australian group on a £21.1m refinancing of a portfolio of 21 residential properties in London. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-city-real-estate-head-to-join-capco-in-new-legal-role/1013916.article http://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-city-real-estate-head-to-join-capco-in-new-legal-role/1013916.article Linklaters’ UK real estate head Anne Byrne is to join property investment company Capital & Counties Properties (Capco) as its first legal chief. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:40 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/burges-salmon-partners-get-cash-windfall-from-2003-scheme/1013881.article http://www.thelawyer.com/burges-salmon-partners-get-cash-windfall-from-2003-scheme/1013881.article Burges Salmon has started paying out to partners following a scheme that saw the firm hold back capital to fund its move into new headquarters. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:06 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/maclays-norton-rose-taylor-wessing-clinch-209m-property-finance-jobs/1013878.article http://www.thelawyer.com/maclays-norton-rose-taylor-wessing-clinch-209m-property-finance-jobs/1013878.article A raft of firms including Maclay Murray & Spens, Norton Rose, Taylor Wessing and Tods Murray scooped roles as property fund Picton Property Income secured £209m from Aviva and Canada Life to refinance one of its portfolios. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:02 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/addleshaws-and-freshfields-don-gowns-as-barcap-eyes-campus-sell-off/1013635.article http://www.thelawyer.com/addleshaws-and-freshfields-don-gowns-as-barcap-eyes-campus-sell-off/1013635.article Addleshaw Goddard and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have landed roles advising on Barclays Capital’s much-vaunted sale of its stake in University Partnerships Programme (UPP) to Dutch pension fund manager PGGM. Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:04 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/mayer-brown-olswang-broker-british-lands-130m-mayfair-buy/1013697.article http://www.thelawyer.com/mayer-brown-olswang-broker-british-lands-130m-mayfair-buy/1013697.article British Land (BL) has turned to Mayer Brown for the £130m acquisition of a Mayfair estate, with Olswang advising the sellers. Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:03 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/nabarro-wins-gold-with-marathon-role-on-olympic-park-redevelopment/1013687.article http://www.thelawyer.com/nabarro-wins-gold-with-marathon-role-on-olympic-park-redevelopment/1013687.article Nabarro has landed a plum job advising a joint venture between Lend Lease and London & Continental Railways on a £1.3bn project to transform the Olympic Park into a mixed-use development. Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:16 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/department-of-health-slammed-for-abandoning-propco-tender/1013500.article http://www.thelawyer.com/department-of-health-slammed-for-abandoning-propco-tender/1013500.article Lawyers responding to a Department of Health tender have hit out at the government department after it ditched the process due to underestimating how much the work would cost. Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:56 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/irwin-mitchell-and-mishcon-tap-new-property-clients-for-109m-almacantar-deal/1013487.article http://www.thelawyer.com/irwin-mitchell-and-mishcon-tap-new-property-clients-for-109m-almacantar-deal/1013487.article Irwin Mitchell and Mishcon de Reya have both won lead roles acting for new clients on Almacantar’s £109m purchase of two London midtown properties from Tishman Speyer. Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/blp-and-dla-take-lead-on-blackstones-400m-student-digs-sale/1013445.article http://www.thelawyer.com/blp-and-dla-take-lead-on-blackstones-400m-student-digs-sale/1013445.article Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and DLA Piper were the lead firms on Blackstone’s £400m sale of its Nido Student Living business to Round Hill Capital – one of the largest real estate deals so far this year. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:02 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/king-and-spalding-launches-london-real-estate-practice-with-fried-frank-partner/1013342.article http://www.thelawyer.com/king-and-spalding-launches-london-real-estate-practice-with-fried-frank-partner/1013342.article King & Spalding is set to launch a London real estate practice on the back of the collapse of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson’s City team. Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:18 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/ashurst-dla-piper-eversheds-celebrate-shard-opening/1013261.article http://www.thelawyer.com/ashurst-dla-piper-eversheds-celebrate-shard-opening/1013261.article Ashurst, DLA Piper, Eversheds, Norton Rose and Rosenblatt Solicitors have advised on the construction of the Shard, which is set to be unveiled today. Thu, 5 Jul 2012 13:44 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/fried-frank-set-to-exit-uk-real-estate-as-associates-walk/1013025.article http://www.thelawyer.com/fried-frank-set-to-exit-uk-real-estate-as-associates-walk/1013025.article US firm Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson is quitting real estate in the UK after a fallout between the London group head and New York management over strategy. Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:20 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-uk-real-estate-chief-quits/1013021.article http://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-uk-real-estate-chief-quits/1013021.article Linklaters’ UK head of real estate Anne Byrne has resigned from the firm, just a month after the departure of three partners in May. Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:40 GMT