Dentons has significantly enhanced its UK Real Estate sector capability with the hire of five partners from Irwin Mitchell:
•Rob Thomson, Head of London Real Estate, Rupert Dowdell and Lewis Myers – all of whom specialise in investment and development work;
•Head of Real Estate Finance Simon Tweedle; and
•Head of Corporate Real Estate Jayne Schnider.
UK Managing Partner Brandon Ransley comments, “This is an excellent opportunity for us to acquire five market-leading real estate-focused partners. These partners have worked together for many years, and their arrival will add heavyweight investment expertise to our credentials, while significantly enhancing our existing capacity to deliver the corporate and finance aspects of big-ticket real estate transactions, both in the UK and internationally.”
With more than 1,100 Real Estate lawyers and professionals globally, Dentons has the largest Real Estate practice in the world. Our UK team comprises 18 partners and 82 fee earners and has expertise across: investment; development and regeneration; real estate finance; funds; hotels and leisure; energy, nuclear, renewables and utilities; retail; transport and other infrastructure related property matters; landlord and tenant matters; commercial property generally; high end residential property investments; property litigation; and planning.
Further biographical details of the team are as follows:
•Rob Thomson specialises in investment and development work, complex corporate real estate and real estate finance transactions, both in the UK and internationally. He joined Irwin Mitchell from SJ Berwin (now King & Wood Mallesons) in 2010, with Lewis, Rupert and Simon.. He advises banks, private equity funds, listed and non-listed property companies and large corporates operating in the office, hotels, logistics, retail and high end residential sectors.
•Rupert Dowdell advises on investment, development and leasing transactions, with a particular focus on office and industrial investments including acquisitions and disposals, and office development projects. He acts on major corporate lettings and development projects.
•Lewis Myers specialises in commercial real estate investment and development work, particularly in the City of London office market. He acts for a number of major property companies.
•Simon Tweedle is a banking and finance partner who specialises in the real estate sector, advising on investment and development finance, structured finance, refinancing, restructuring, mezzanine finance and loan sales and purchases. He acts for both funders and borrowers on a wide range of domestic and international transactions covering asset classes including office, retail, residential, hotels, care homes, student accommodation and shopping centres.
•Jayne Schnider specialises in complex corporate real estate transactions, acting for investors, owners, asset managers, developers, high net worth individuals and family offices. She also advises large corporates and family offices on domestic and European acquisitions of non-real estate-related businesses.
