James Fry > Fladgate LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Fladgate LLP
16 GREAT QUEEN STREET
LONDON
WC2B 5DG
England
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Work Department

Real estate.

Position

I specialise in all aspects of commercial real estate with a particular expertise in the hotel and leisure sectors.

I am passionate about the built environment, design, sustainability as well as the economics of real estate as an investment. I had no hesitation in specialising in this fascinating and ever changing sector on qualifying over twenty years ago. Whilst I consider myself adaptable with the skill set and experience I have gained, I have a focus on hotels and hotel development and I act for a number of hotel owner-operators (both brand franchised and independent), investors and developers on all real estate related issues including acquisitions and disposals, development, funding, structuring and corporate support.

 

Career

Trained Andersen Legal Garretts, qualified 1999; made partner at Finers Stephens Innocent 2006; partner at Fladgate 2009.

Memberships

Law Society.

Education

Stamford School; Newcastle University (LLB Hons 1996).

Leisure

Outside of the office, I am a keen tennis player, golfer, gardener and rock drummer.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure

Counting hotel chains, restaurants and pub groups, cinema and leisure facilities operators, developers and financiers, among its core clients, the hospitality group at Fladgate LLP offers a ‘personal service’ across development, transactional and advisory matters. The team is particularly strong on the structuring and financing of corporate transactions in this space, as well as commercial matters spanning planning, management, franchising, operational and promotional issues. Team leader James Fry specialises in commercial real estate, with a focus on hotel development. Eddie Powell offers significant experience in hotel industry contracts, and also offers knowledge of relevant IP matters, GDPR compliance and technology contracts. Focusing on the healthcare, retail, leisure and office spaces is real estate lawyer Gavin Whitney. Leading the India desk and luxury assets group is the dual-qualified Mythily Katsaris, who advises clients on cross-border acquisitions and joint ventures in the hospitality and leisure, manufacturing and real estate industries. Amy Collins has notable expertise in the media and technology, hotel, and leisure and retail spaces.

London > Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers

Praised as ‘highly skilled and resilient’ Fladgate LLP’s multi-faceted team has notable expertise in asset mixed-use development and urban regeneration, as well as individual and portfolio investment. Head of real estate Stephen Lewis and Gavin Whitney are knowledgeable of the retail and leisure sectors, while the former excels in acquisitions and disposals, in addition to landlord and tenant matters. Madeleine Goward provides the team with real estate finance know-how, while Kirsty Corkum is experienced in leisure and hotel, mixed-use, and office urban development projects. James Fry is a key port of call for hotel owner-operators and Gideon Dabby-Joory often advises business occupiers on expansion programmes and space requirements. Partner Michael Metliss joined the team from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in November 2022.

London > Real estate > Commercial property: development

Praised as ‘highly skilled and resilient’ Fladgate LLP’s multi-faceted team has notable expertise in asset mixed-use development and urban regeneration, as well as individual and portfolio investment. Head of real estate Stephen Lewis and Gavin Whitney are knowledgeable of the retail and leisure sectors, while the former excels in acquisitions and disposals, in addition to landlord and tenant matters. Madeleine Goward provides the team with real estate finance know-how, while Kirsty Corkum is experienced in leisure and hotel, mixed-use, and office urban development projects. James Fry is a key port of call for hotel owner-operators and Gideon Dabby-Joory often advises business occupiers on expansion programmes and space requirements. Partner Michael Metliss joined the team from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in November 2022.

London > Real estate > Commercial property: investment

Praised as ‘highly skilled and resilient’ Fladgate LLP’s multi-faceted team has notable expertise in asset mixed-use development and urban regeneration, as well as individual and portfolio investment. Head of real estate Stephen Lewis and Gavin Whitney are knowledgeable of the retail and leisure sectors, while the former excels in acquisitions and disposals, in addition to landlord and tenant matters. Madeleine Goward provides the team with real estate finance know-how, while Kirsty Corkum is experienced in leisure and hotel, mixed-use, and office urban development projects. James Fry is a key port of call for hotel owner-operators and Gideon Dabby-Joory often advises business occupiers on expansion programmes and space requirements. Partner Michael Metliss joined the team from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in November 2022.