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 > Public sector > Local government

The ‘brilliant’ Freeths LLP has a practice that encompasses transactional property work and regulatory matters, as well as development projects and joint venture arrangements, to name a few. Co-lead Nathan Holden has particular expertise in regard to property, such as disposals, compulsory purchase orders and acting for authorities in defending judicial review claims. Alongside him, Mitchell Ball‘s practice involves food retail development work and town centre regeneration, with vast experience in town planning.

West Midlands > Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham

Noted for its ‘experienced people and blend of skills’, Freeths LLP‘s real estate team advises on town centre regeneration, land acquisitions, and retail and residential developments. The team is led by Mitchell Ball who works with local authorities on many notable regeneration projects alongside a particular expertise in residential development. Lucy Jackson bolsters the practice with her experience in handling real estate finance, property management and portfolio acquisitions, among other areas, counting numerous shopping centres in her client roster. Managing associate Nikki Guest handles various matters, from corporate acquisitions to secured lending.