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We are a team of more than 500 professionals, with the depth of experience which makes us genuine experts in our fields. Together, gunnercooke’s people have strength across just about every corporate discipline and sector. We provide legal, commercial and strategic advice that delivers real value to the clients we work with, which span from multinational enterprises through to unicorns and non-for-profit organisations. Our breadth of expertise covers some of the most interesting and important emerging disciplines, from ESG and charity law, to blockchain and competition.
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Rachel Dunn
Expertise
Rachel is a dual-qualified real estate lawyer with over 10 years’ experience in the sector. Rachel is a trusted advisor to a wide range of clients with real estate interests across multiple sectors. She has developed extensive UK legal experience as part of a market leading practice in Scotland offering cross border real estate services.
Rachel is commercial and deal driven with experience in the investment, development, retail, industrial, office, residential, operational and mixed use sectors. She acts for investors and developers, banks, other funders, institutions, major retailers, industrials, pension funds, developers, housebuilders, statutory undertakers and other end users.
Rachel sat as the Chair of Women in Property’s Central Scotland branch from March 2020 to February 2021 and continues to be an active member of the committee.
Experience Highlights
- Advising on multiplex cinema chain developments across England and Scotland.
- Advising on the purchase, sale and management of multiple industrial assets.
- Advising on the acquisition of land for high end residential development, complex site set up and onwards plot sales.
- Advising on £100M+ funding deals for a real estate debt investment business on assets across England and Scotland.
- Strategic land value capture agreement advice and support in relation to the re-opening of a modern passenger rail line in England.
- Women in Property Central Scotland Branch Chair from March 2020 to February 2021.
Career History
Previous Law Firms
- Dentons, Senior Associate (2017 – 2022)
- Maclay Murray & Spens, Solicitor (2013 – 2017)
Memberships
- Women in Property
Education
- University of Glasgow (2006 – 2011)
Expertise
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Rachel is a dual-qualified real estate lawyer with over 10 years’ experience in the sector. Rachel is a trusted advisor to a wide range of clients with real estate interests across multiple sectors. She has developed extensive UK legal experience as part of a market leading practice in Scotland offering cross border real estate services.
Rachel is commercial and deal driven with experience in the investment, development, retail, industrial, office, residential, operational and mixed use sectors. She acts for investors and developers, banks, other funders, institutions, major retailers, industrials, pension funds, developers, housebuilders, statutory undertakers and other end users.
Rachel sat as the Chair of Women in Property’s Central Scotland branch from March 2020 to February 2021 and continues to be an active member of the committee.
Experience Highlights
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- Advising on multiplex cinema chain developments across England and Scotland.
- Advising on the purchase, sale and management of multiple industrial assets.
- Advising on the acquisition of land for high end residential development, complex site set up and onwards plot sales.
- Advising on £100M+ funding deals for a real estate debt investment business on assets across England and Scotland.
- Strategic land value capture agreement advice and support in relation to the re-opening of a modern passenger rail line in England.
- Women in Property Central Scotland Branch Chair from March 2020 to February 2021.
Career History
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Previous Law Firms
- Dentons, Senior Associate (2017 – 2022)
- Maclay Murray & Spens, Solicitor (2013 – 2017)
Memberships
- Women in Property
Education
- University of Glasgow (2006 – 2011)