Jon Ely > RPC > London, England > Lawyer Profile
RPC Offices
TOWER BRIDGE HOUSE
ST KATHARINE'S WAY
LONDON
E1W 1AA
England
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Jon Ely
Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Partner. Jon is a Partner in RPC’s real estate team, advising property sector and other businesses and organisations on a wide range of real estate deals and projects.
His expertise covers strategic acquisitions and disposals, hybrid commercial / property projects, and business space deals and projects including for major operators in retail, media, education, healthcare, technology and creative industry sectors, and for a range of property sector businesses and organisations.
With over 20 years experience, Jon handles a wide range of commercial real estate transactions and advisory work. In addition to his work for property sector organisations, a particular focus is on handling high value business space lettings (principally, but not exclusively, in the London occupier market) for corporates for whom property is not core business.
Jon has acted for major UK, US and Europe based clients in connection with their business space and other real estate requirements, including advising on strategically important hybrid commercial and property deals.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
RPC is entrusted by a range of corporate occupiers with headquarter establishments, office moves and portfolio management, in addition to sales and leasebacks. Elizabeth Alibhai leads the team’s Bristol and London offices and acts for developers in the residential and retail sectors; Alibhai’s recent work highlights include Frasers’ acquisition of Coventry Building Society Arena. Catherine Young advises on the property aspects of corporate and finance transactions, while Ben Malone is another key contact in the group. Partners Arash Rajai and Jon Ely joined from Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and Capital Law, respectively.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans