
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Lawyers

Julian Pollock
- Phone+44 20 7466 2682
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.herbertsmithfreehills.com
Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Partner, London
Career
Julian is a real estate partner and joint head of the UK real estate investment practice.
Julian has acted on some of the UK's highest profile and complex investment, development, energy, and infrastructure projects. Based in our London office, he has more than two decades advising clients from across the real estate sector on their transactions and projects.
Julian advises institutions, private and public property companies, government, corporates and banks on key structured investment acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and developments. This includes both domestic clients and also inbound investors, particularly those from Asia.
Julian helps clients with structured investment transactions for the acquisition and disposal of major UK office, retail, distribution and residential properties. His expertise includes designing and implementing complex structured transactions with corporate, tax, finance and property elements. He also acts for institutions and listed property companies on major leasing transactions, including HQ pre-lets.
Julian has also guided clients through major development projects, including several of the UK's largest regeneration projects, including King's Cross Central and Stratford. From Central London offices, major shopping centres, hotels, student housing, residential-led mixed-use schemes and distribution centres, Julian has advised on all aspect of the development lifecycle, with a particular emphasis on development joint ventures.
He has also advised on the real estate aspects of some of the UK's leading infrastructure projects in the energy, airport, rail and transport sectors.