Leo Skinner > Freeths LLP > Milton Keynes, England > Lawyer Profile
Freeths LLP Offices
ROUTECO OFFICE PARK
DAVY AVENUE, KNOWLHILL
MILTON KEYNES
MK5 8HJ
England
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Leo Skinner
Work Department
Drinks hospitality and leisure.
Position
Head of the firm’s drinks hospitality and leisure specialist department. The drinks hospitality and leisure department is the only completely industry sector focussed offer in the UK to our knowledge. The department acts for many of the leading names in the drinks, pubs, bars, restaurants, hotels and late night sectors as well as leisure and gaming clients. The department is supported with specialist licensing services from the firm’s Leicester office and also benefits from the full service offer including real estate, employment, IT/trade marks, commercial, corporate finance, tax, construction and planning.
Career
Trained Simmons & Simmons; qualified 1994; Simmons & Simmons articled clerk 1992-94, assistant solicitor 1994-98; associate Wragge & Co 1998-2000; Kimbells senior solicitor 2000-02, partner 2002-11; partner Freeths 2011 to date.
Education
Wellington College, Crowthome, Berkshire; Kings College, University of London (BA (Hons) Geography; AKC Theology).
Leisure
Northampton Saints Rugby, cycling, walking, art, gardening, theatre.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Freeths LLP is a multi-disciplinary real estate practice which is known for its sectoral expertise in drinks, hospitality and leisure. The firm regularly undertakes a range of high-value work for long-standing clients such as FedEx Group. The team handles construction and development work, property litigation and environmental matters. New practice head Lucy Bradban leads the team and advises on secured lending projects and corporate banking transactions. Co-head Leo Skinner handles property portfolio acquisitions, disposals and general estate management. Darren Debock is a valuable new addition to the practice joining from top tier firm Dentons.
South East > Real estate > Commercial property: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
Between Milton Keynes and Oxford, Lucy Bradban, Leo Skinner , and Patrick Whetter lead Freeths LLP‘ commercial real estate team which has a particular strong foothold in food and retail as well as a growing life sciences specialism. Whetter advises landlords and occupiers, the latter is additionally a focus point for Philip Gray ‘s practice. Particularly for his work in the agricultural and rural sectors, Balvinder Jaj comes recommended. Director Laura Brown is also noted.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx - South East > Real estate
- Commercial property: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40 - South East > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Real estate > Commercial property: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Family: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery