The Legal 500: Commercial property sector defies gloom
SIX Yorkshire lawyers are “leading individuals” in commercial property law, according to The Legal 500.
Despite the challenging conditions facing the commercial property sector in recent, the legal bible highlights the work 32 firms in this field across Yorkshire.
Addleshaw Goddard, DLA Piper, Eversheds and Walker Morris are ranked as the tier one firms in Leeds. DLA Piper is also ranked first in Sheffield with Nabarro while Andrew Jackson is top of the pile in the east of the region.
Every day this week, TheBusinessDesk.com is taking a sector-by-sector look at the region’s legal market in association with RBS.
A concise version of The Legal 500’s review of Yorkshire and the Humber is also available to download.
The latest edition of The Legal 500 identifies the key individuals in commercial property as:
Adrian Barlow, Pinsent Masons
Rodney Dalton, Brooke North
Paula Dillon, Addleshaw Goddard
Paul Firth, Irwin Mitchell
Neil McLean DLA Piper (former managing partner, now consulant and Leeds City Region LEP chair)
John Pike, Addleshaw Goddard
The guide highlights DLA Piper’s work advising Keepmoat, Eversheds’ “proven record in high-value investment transactions for established funds”, Addleshaw Goddard’s “outstanding reputation” and Walker Morris’ work for clients including for Thornfield Properties selling Thornaby Town Centre.
RBS regional director Jim McAuley (pictured) said: “Property remains a market in retrenchment. Developers are looking towards a smaller number of projects and are also focused on refinancing and restructuring existing developments and projects.
“It will as a sector continue to generate revenue, but we are still some way away from the previous levels of activity and fee generation that dominated the early to mid noughties.”
To find out which firms are listed in the second and third tiers for commercial property and to learn more about the region’s expertise in construction, environment, planning and property litigation click here to download the information in full.
