Harbottle & Lewis LLP

Property and Retail & Fashion

Melanie is a partner and head of the real estate practice, who advises on both commercial and residential property matters. She is also co-head of the retail and fashion group.

She deals with commercial landlord and tenant work for both occupiers and investors including having dealt with pre-lets in some of London’s best known trophy buildings. She also acts on residential conveyancing matters with years of experience in high value prime central London properties, for both local and offshore clients, working closely with our private client lawyers. Much of her work is confidential in nature and she is works alongside our reputation protection team in order to maintain client privacy.

Melanie acts on behalf of well-known brands and ultra high net worth and well-known personalities in the film, theatre, sport, fashion and restaurant industries. She also acts for corporates in the media, gaming, hospitality and music industries. Many of her clients instruct her on both their personal and business real estate needs.

Greenhouse Stirton & Co; trained and qualified 1999; assistant 1999-2000; Harbottle & Lewis associate 2000-2004; senior associate 2004-12; partner June 2012 to date

Law Society

Skipton Girls High School; Queen Mary, London (LLB 2(1)); London College of Law LPC (commendation)