Commercial real estate

Advising on all aspects of the acquisition and disposal of properties, the negotiation of commercial leases and all related documentation

Advising companies on the acquisition of high value headquarter premises on a pre-let basis and dealing with general estate management I have dealt with significant high value HQ moves for law firms, advertising companies, media companies and technology global corporates

Advising clients within the media sector over many years, understanding the particular issues which arise for them ranging from a small startup company requiring short term space through to a large global corporate occupier with a very large real estate portfolio with a complex corporate structure

Advising on transactions from short term occupational arrangements, desk-sharing agreements, intra-group arrangements and shared services agreements through to dealing with a major leasehold acquisition of new headquarter premises with all the attendant fitting out documentation

Advising on issues arising out of company restructuring and handling the due diligence on mergers and acquisitions

Project managing transactions on an international basis as many of my clients have a global presence

Confidential Client: Lewis Silkin LLP has acted for the seller, a family trust, on the £18 million investment disposal of the multi-let freehold premises in London's West End.

Development

Advising local authorities, the private sector, landlords, tenants and banks in relation to all related aspects of development including site assembly, overage, development agreements conditional on planning and handling phased projects

Handling the corporate and real estate aspects of PFI projects in the health, road and education sectors

Developing green field sites as business parks, out of town shopping centres, city centre office and hotel developments as well as international mixed use leisure developments

Technology

Dealing with the roll out for a global telecoms provider which involved the drafting and negotiation of hundreds of mast leases, licences and easements in rooftop locations, agricultural land, sensitive residential sites and church spires In connection with my telecoms work

Dealing with site sharing agreements and cable agreements

Dealing with data centres and the acquisition and disposal of production facilities for technology companies

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