The Project Condor legal team with Jon Vivian of Edwards Gibson REAL ESTATE TEAM OF THE YEAR Sponsored by Edwards Gibson CLIFFORD CHANCE/EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND/NETWORK RAIL NICHOLAS BARTLETT, CATHY CRICK, ANGELA KEARNS SEAMLESS COLLABORATION ON A GAME-CHANGING TRANSACTION Described by the FT as ‘one of the largest ever UK real estate deals’, lease seen in the real estate market’. Clifford Chance joined in March this trio of legal teams combined seamlessly on Project Condor – 2018 ‘given the complexity of the transaction and the number Network Rail’s sale of its commercial real estate, comprising 5,200 and calibre of bidders interested in the portfolio’ – and led on properties, for £1.45bn to Blackstone and Telereal Trillium. negotiations with bidders, financing and regulatory issues. Cathy Eversheds advised Network Rail, working on Condor for three Crick, general counsel (property) for Network Rail said: ‘Eversheds years designing the structure and template: managing the bidding Sutherland and Clifford Chance proved to be the perfect combination process from 130 interested parties down to one; using AI for of advisers to deliver the most complex real estate transaction in the exchange and completion; and ‘drafting possibly the most complex history of the railway.’ HIGHLY COMMENDED issues surrounding privacy and security TAYLOR WESSING BURGES SALMON/ specific to the PRC. MARK RAJBENBACH TRANSPORT FOR LONDON Advising InTown Group on the acquisition PHILIP BEER, KATIE SULLIVAN FLADGATE of 20 UK hotels and the associated Law firm and in-house team collaborated NICK MUMBY management platform from Apollo fully on the Albert Island regeneration in Advising Hodson Developments on the Global Management for more than The Royal Docks, one of the last big GLA acquisition, financing and development £700m – InTown’s first venture into sites awaiting transformative regeneration. of 5,750 homes in a substantial part of a the UK market. The project involved Both combined throughout particularly on development site at Chilmington Green, 50 lawyers across 11 different areas the procurement process, which involved Ashford. The project had multiple parties, covering the deal. an unusual obligation on the development 50 complex ownership arrangements and a partner to build and open a new shipyard. bespoke agreement were needed. WEDLAKE BELL MALCOLM MACFARLANE COMMENDED SHOOSMITHS Advising Fresh Wharf Developments on ADDLESHAW GODDARD DANIEL MONAGHAN concluding a deal for the redevelopment LEONA AHMED Leading the advice on Allied London – a of the northern part of Fresh Wharf Estate Advising the PRC government on relocating £1.3bn forward funding with Aviva and in Barking, which will see homes and its embassy to the former Royal Mint Court development of Enterprise City in commercial units built on a contaminated site. The deal raised a number of unusual Manchester. The firm was involved in site. An agreement was first signed legal risks and challenges, including every aspect of the project: pre-lets/sales, between Fresh Wharf and developer bespoke key documents in English and planning and construction advice and Countryside in 2005 and has been varied a Mandarin, a joint venture partnership, and multiple finance arrangements. number of times since. 38 LEGAL BUSINESS AWARDS 2019 informed connections PARTNERS At Edwards Gibson we pride PE Real Estate/ Infrastructure Funds Head of Real Estate Funds ourselves on the depth and To £1 million + To £750,000 - International Firm clarity of information we provide Following truly dramatic European growth over the past few This well-known international firm has invested heavily in real through excellent contacts and years – particularly in its private equity and PE real estate estate and now has one of the leading teams in the European offerings - the London office of this leading US headquartered market. The London team has directories listed lawyers in real developed relationships with law firm requires a partner to head up its alternative funds estate, corporate real estate, real estate finance and property senior and managing partners practice which, although of immensely high quality, is currently litigation and there is a clear gap for a senior real estate funds throughout the City. Whether a tad bonsai in relation to the scale of its alternative fund client partner. There is a London funds team, but not with specific it’s providing practical base. The firm seeks a connected lateral with high quality fund real estate expertise. The firm has an exceptional platform, a formation experience in the private equity, hedge and /or the number of funds clients and a good track record integrating information about partnership real estate, infrastructure funds space. laterals. Following of £1 million plus required. structures, or working with you to develop a comprehensive [email protected] SGLB8145 [email protected] SPLB8215 S G L B 5 9 2 6 business plan, our team of ex-lawyers and vastly Head of Tax Commercial Real Estate experienced consultants is To £600,000£ Equity To £750,000 - Succession issue ideally placed to help you. A looming succession issue, arising from the pending retirement The highly rated real estate team at this international of the Head of Tax, requires this national law firm to re-stock thoroughbred has something of a Goldilocks quality – not too with a senior real estate/ corporate tax lawyer who can both big, not too small – but, when combined with strong European support corporate/ real estate matters and take on the and Far Eastern real estate investment credentials, is “just challenge of running the firm’s tax team nationally. In addition right” to weather the vicissitudes of a notoriously cyclical to the need to provide support for transactional corporate, property market and continue to return steady growth. The finance and real estate matters, you will oversee a wider team team, which also benefits from a leading REF and funds HKLB5266 Edwards Gibsonof lawyers are handling delighted tax disputes and private to tax congratulate matters. Ideally offering, faces the retirement of a senior equity partner, thus this role would be based in London. freeing up space for a connected lateral to join the club. Clifford Chance/Eversheds Sutherland/Network Rail [email protected] SGLB8187 [email protected] SGLB5721 on winning the Real Estate Team of The Year Award Corporate Real Estate Partner Head of Real Estate To £600,000 - US Firm c. £500,000 The PEP at this leading US firm is in excess of $1.5 million and The highly rated real estate offering at this sizable national law has one of the leading real estate practices in the US. The firm encompasses construction and commercial property London office is stable and there is the mandate to grow. The disputes and is supported by a strong, borrower/ lender real Specialist legal recruiters London team is mainly focused on ‘dirt’ real estateContacts and is estate finance team. The team undertakes a mix of investment Based on our extensive market knowledgegenerating and connections, a considerable amount of corporate real Scott estate Gibson work and development matters and encompasses a number of the Edwards Gibson partner team provides:from investors, hotels and private equity clients. ThereDirector is a gap specific niches including hotels and retirement accommodation. for a partner to take on the existing work and inherit clients (a [email protected] London team has recently undergone structural changes unique situation). If you have a modest following of £750,000 and, as a result, a succession opportunity has arisen for a driven, n Confidential representation and consultation. plus, this could be a significant practice immediately. connected, lateral that can re-invigorate and lead the City team. n A search service flexible to our clients’ requirements. Sloane Poulton n Advice on team moves. Director [email protected] SPLB8213 [email protected] SGLB8185 [email protected] We work with leading UK and US firms across a number Planning Head of Corporate Real Estate of practice areas. Jon Vivian To £450,000 Senior AdviserTo £500,000 - UK Firm Our real estate credentials The highly rated planning offering at this leading [email protected] Dynamic international UK headquartered firm has a different We are immersed in the real estate sector.law Over firm theencompasses past both projects and real estate led approach and a great culture. There is an enviable story in terms four years we have undertaken three largematters. (5+ partner) Following the dramatic expansion of its already strong of growth and raising the quality of instruction, notably in +44 (0)20 7153corporate 4903 and real estate. The corporate real estate work is being real estate led team moves and have recentlycommercial successfully property practice, and the attendant opportunities with this, the real estate team in London finds itselfwww.edwardsgibson.com slightly picked up by two corporate partners and there is a compelling represented well known individuals and teams specialising in: lacking in real-estate led planning support and so requires business case to recruit a specialist partner. The work is coming another established partner – ideally with some tall building from the 200 lawyer real estate practice and there is a broad mix n Commercial Real Estate experience and a track record of growing a practice - to join of clients; investors, developers