About Herbert Smith Freehills
As one of the world’s leading law firms, we advise many of the largest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. With over 5,000 people, including 3,100 lawyers and over 2,000 business services professionals, operating from our global network of offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is at the heart of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice.
We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. Our environment is one in which high performance is expected, in return, we will provide you with rewards and opportunities tailored to your personal and professional goals.
The Opportunity
Key internal relationships:
* Supervising lawyer, other group partners, solicitors/associates, trainees/graduate solicitors, paralegals, secretarial staff
Key external relationships:
* Clients, peers, contacts, other firms and professions (eg financial advisers, intermediaries, experts and local lawyers)
Main areas covered | investment | development | disposals | mergers and acquisitions | leasing | joint ventures | large-scale regeneration | infrastructure and energy development projects | real estate financings and restructurings | pre-letting
Key clients include | Abrndn | Almacantar | Ballymore | Blackstone | British Land | Brookfield | Canary Wharf Group | CPPIB | Goldman Sachs | Cain | Hines | TFL | Nuveen
Directory rankings include | Top band for Chambers 2024 (Real Estate: over £150m) | Legal 500 2024 Real Estate Tier 1 for Investment, Development and Corporate Occupiers
Awards include | Property Team of the Year, The British Legal Awards 2022 | Real Estate Team of the Year, Legal Business Awards 2022 | Real Estate Team, The Lawyer Awards 2023 | Property Week Legal Team 2024
Our core real estate practice in London comprises 13 Partners, 3 Of Counsel and 42 Associates, and is led by Julian Pollock.
Our award-winning international real estate practice has a reputation for executing the largest and most complex real estate deals with accuracy and at speed.
We provide advice on all aspects of general commercial property including investment, restructuring, development, acquisitions, disposals, corporate occupiers, PPP, corporate support work and real estate finance. The group also has first-class standalone planning, dispute resolution and construction practices.
Dedicated real estate group widely recognised as a market leader. Experienced in all aspects of property work for a diverse range of clients, including institutional investors, leading developers and public sector bodies. Instructed on many high-value and high-profile deals in the market, as well as handling major urban regeneration work. Widely respected for its ability to complete structured transactions that feature a blend of corporate, finance and land issues.
‘Fantastic team with depth of knowledge across the bench who have provided consistently good advice on numerous transactions.’
LEGAL 500 UK 2025
Commercial property: Corporate Occupiers
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