Legal Counsel

Real Estate & Real Estate Finance

Expertise

Michael is a real estate solicitor with over 25 years’ experience in the City and West End.

He is responsive and commercial, working collaboratively with clients and counterparties to meet deadlines and resolve issues promptly. He balances risk with commercial objectives to deliver pragmatic advice which enables clients to make informed decisions. Michael is accessible when clients need him.

Michael Advises

  • Property investment and development companies
  • Business owners
  • Landlords granting leases and on related management work
  • F&B, retail and corporate occupiers taking leases

Experience Highlights

  • Acting for an elite athlete on the acquisition of a Baker Street commercial property for approximately £35m
  • Advising on the letting and management of an investment portfolio fronting a mainline railway station in Central London and its compulsory purchase by HS2
  • Acting for high-profile retailers on the restructuring of a 25-unit portfolio, the letting of a flagship store on Oxford Street and headquarters offices
  • Acting for blue-chip companies on the acquisition of leasehold headquarters offices

Previous Law Firms

  • RIAA Barker Gillette (UK) LLP
  • Howard Kennedy LLP
  • Clifford Chance LLP
  • Nabarro LLP

Education

  • University of Glasgow – LLB (Hons)
  • Manchester Metropolitan University – CPE and LPC

 

Expertise

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Michael is a real estate solicitor with over 25 years’ experience in the City and West End.

He is responsive and commercial, working collaboratively with clients and counterparties to meet deadlines and resolve issues promptly. He balances risk with commercial objectives to deliver pragmatic advice which enables clients to make informed decisions. Michael is accessible when clients need him.

Michael Advises

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  • Property investment and development companies
  • Business owners
  • Landlords granting leases and on related management work
  • F&B, retail and corporate occupiers taking leases

Experience Highlights

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  • Acting for an elite athlete on the acquisition of a Baker Street commercial property for approximately £35m
  • Advising on the letting and management of an investment portfolio fronting a mainline railway station in Central London and its compulsory purchase by HS2
  • Acting for high-profile retailers on the restructuring of a 25-unit portfolio, the letting of a flagship store on Oxford Street and headquarters offices
  • Acting for blue-chip companies on the acquisition of leasehold headquarters offices

Previous Law Firms

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  • RIAA Barker Gillette (UK) LLP
  • Howard Kennedy LLP
  • Clifford Chance LLP
  • Nabarro LLP

Education

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  • University of Glasgow – LLB (Hons)
  • Manchester Metropolitan University – CPE and LPC