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Howard Kennedy LLP Offices
NO.1 LONDON BRIDGE
LONDON
SE1 9BG
England
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Adam Walford
Work Department
Real Estate.
Position
Adam Walford advises household name restaurants and retailers on their real estate occupancy needs, growth strategies and asset management needs. He leads the Investment, Landlord and Tenant team and is head of the Retail & Leisure group.
He is a solicitor specialising in commercial real estate, particularly in acquisition and disposal work for the restaurant and retail sectors.
Adam has an extensive and varied client base, including restaurant owners, occupiers, investors, and developers. He acts for global brands and quoted companies, as well as, household names like Carluccio’s, Pizza Hut, Patty&Bun, and Tortilla.
He also supports some of the most exciting new brands in the sector. This breadth of experience is unusual. He lives and breathes the restaurant business, working closely with the wider sector team to benefit shared clients with a wealth of insight.
Whether a client is buying a chain of 200 outlets, developing a brand new concept, branching out from a first success, or simply reviewing their staff contracts, he aims to be their first port of call.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
Howard Kennedy LLP assists an array of hoteliers and entrepreneurial businesses in the leisure industry with issues arising at every stage of the lifecycle of assets and operations. The team provides a complete offering, with experts across all relevant legal disciplines, including real estate, tax, employment, intellectual property, banking and disputes. Heading the retail and leisure offering is consultant Adam Walford, who offers expertise in commercial real estate issues and is regularly instructed by household name retailers and restaurants. Anthony Hunt, who heads up the corporate real estate team, focuses on hotel-related work, regularly handling M&A, joint ventures, listings, and management buy-outs and buy-ins. Intellectual property expert Alex Watt focuses on licensing, gaming, franchising and publishing work for brands.
London > Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
With demonstrable experience in handling student accommodation mandates, Howard Kennedy LLP has thorough expertise in the residential/living sector. Graham Kaye and Kate Woodgate oversee the commercial and residential development team, while David Philips and Astrid Stanley are noted for their proficiency in development site acquisitions. On the corporate occupiers side, the team, led by Adam Walford and Anthony Hunt, often advises franchisers, owners, and operators in the hospitality and leisure sector. Antonia Frangakis caters to re-gears and disposals, while Lydia Christie is another key contact in the group.
London > Real estate > Commercial property: development
With demonstrable experience in handling student accommodation mandates, Howard Kennedy LLP has thorough expertise in the residential/living sector. Graham Kaye and Kate Woodgate oversee the commercial and residential development team, while David Philips and Astrid Stanley are noted for their proficiency in development site acquisitions. On the corporate occupiers side, the team, led by Adam Walford and Anthony Hunt, often advises franchisers, owners, and operators in the hospitality and leisure sector. Antonia Frangakis caters to re-gears and disposals, while Lydia Christie is another key contact in the group.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial property: corporate occupiers London > Real estate
- Hospitality and leisure London > Industry focus
- Commercial property: development London > Real estate
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Firm Rankings
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Private prosecutions
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Real estate > Residential property
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Real estate > Planning
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Employment > Employers
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Real estate > Property finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency