Mitchell Ball > Freeths LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile

Freeths LLP
3RD FLOOR, THE COLMORE BUILDING
20 COLMORE CIRCUS, QUEENSWAY
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6AT
England

Work Department

Real estate.

Position

Partner, dealing with commercial property and property finance. Focus and specialism on retail development work. Dealing with a large number of site acquisitions for major supermarket.

Career

Trained Eversheds LLP; qualified 1994; trainee to senior associate Eversheds 1992-2001; partner Squire Sanders (formerly Hammonds) 2005-13; partner Freeths LLP 2013.

Memberships

Investment Property Forum.

Education

Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth 1st, Leicester (1986-88); University of Nottingham (Law (First Class Hons) 1988-91); University of Northumbria (LLM Commercial Law 2009-11, commendation).

Leisure

Watching Leicester Tigers, cycling, skiing.

Lawyer Rankings

West Midlands > Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham

Freeths LLP is experienced in town centre regeneration work for clients all across the country. The firm is also well-versed in retail-related matters, from development to management. Mitchell Ball is the head of the practice, specialising in transactional and planning matters. Mohammed Alam joined from Hogan Lovells International LLP in May 2023, and Emily Danson arrived from Roythornes Solicitors in September 2023.

West Midlands > Public sector > Local government

Freeths LLP advises its many local authority clients on a wide range of local government matters, including construction, tax, property disputes and town planning. The firm is also well-acquainted with major regeneration projects assistance. Nathan Holden and Mitchell Ball lead the practice out of Birmingham. Holden specialises in property projects for local authorities. Ball consolidates the real estate expertise, especially around transactional and planning matters.

East Midlands > Public sector > Public sector

Freeths LLP provides notable advice to local government clients based across the UK, assisting with real estate matters, complex projects, employment issues, and governance investigations. Nathan Holden manages a broad workload pertaining to local government and property projects, and Stephen Pearson has been integral to several major public sector projects, including regenerative, educational, and healthcare developments. Mitchell Ball leverages his real estate knowledge on regenerative projects, and Maxine Chenoweth has advised a number of clients on a range of residential and commercial development transactions.