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Darren Hamer

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Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Darren has worked on some of largest property transactions in the north-west over the last few years and his clients are both public and the private sector. Darren’s areas of recent expertise includes in respect of investment transactions, complex lease interpretation, neighbourly issues and joint venture acquisitions. He endeavours to obtain a full understanding of the client’s business that he believes is fundamental to achieving the best outcome for his clients.
Experience: 
• Acted in provision of advice to a local authority in connection with the £80m regeneration of its town centre
• Acted on the sale of a portfolio of Office buildings for a private investor for £17 million
• Acted on the sale of land for residential development for a partnership for £17.45m
• Acted on the sale of a central London buildings for private investors for £15.3 million
• Acted on the acquisition of a shopping centre for a local authority for £27 million
• Acted on the strategic acquisition of key town centre sites for a local authority for £9 million

Career

Trainee Solicitor – Cobbetts – 1998-200
Assistant Solicitor – Cobbetts – 2000-2003
Associate – Cobbetts – 2003-2007
Director – Cobbetts – 2007-2008
Partner – Cobbetts – 2008-2013
Partner – DWF – 2013-2016
Partner – Hill Dickinson – 2016

Memberships

Law Society

Education

Balshaw’s C of E High School, Leyland, Lancashire
Darren attended the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne LLB and received 2:1 (Hons) and completed the LPC at the College of Law.

Leisure

Football and cricket