Quastels LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

Quastels LLP
Fourth Floor, Watson House
54 Baker Street
LONDON
W1U 7BU
England

Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers Tier 4

The ‘experienced and progressive firm’ Quastels LLP supports clients across the hospitality, office, and retail sectors with leasing issues. Michael Haringman co-leads the team and counts property investors among his key roster of clients, while co-head Jonathan Gross often acts for clients in the art and financing arenas. Mark Cornelius assists tenants with headquarter relocations, while Naomi Jones advises on conditional sale and purchase agreements.

Practice head(s):

Michael Haringman; Jonathan Gross

Other key lawyers:

Mark Cornelius; Naomi Jones; Julia Khalique; Aisha Anjum

Testimonials

‘The team are competent across a variety of disciplines and are readily accessible.’

‘I have always found the practice to be professional and reliable. They have covered all of our legal needs over the years and provide an excellent service.’

‘I have found Quastels to be of good quality, and they also respond to queries quickly.’

‘Quastels is a very experienced and progressive firm. They go above and beyond with the work they do and the advice they give.’

‘The partners provide great guidance and have access to other legal expertise to support transactions.’

‘They are agile, responsive and always available. Mark Cornelius know his way around commercial property transaction.’

‘Mark Cornelius is always able to push deals over the line.’

‘Naomi Jones provided an exceptional level of service. Naomi is obviously a very intelligent individual with a remarkable knowledge of property.’

Key clients

Christian Louboutin

OHMY Hair

Elemis

Venchi

My London Home

Paragon

Jungle Pubs

Kingswood Holdings

Balmain Fashion UK Limited

Island Poke Limited

Ross Shire Engineering

Fingleton Limited

Beers Contemporary

Tommis Burger Joint

Magnum Properties plc

Easyflyers Logistics Limited

Work highlights

  • Acted for a client on the surrender of their lease in South Audley Street and their relocation to Mount Street.
  • Acted for a client in connection with the grant of a lease within the Battersea Power Station Development.
  • Advising a client on taking a lease of a flagship store in the heart of Knightsbridge.

Established over 20 years ago, Quastels LLP is today one of the leading law firms in London’s West End, providing a highly personal service to some of the most respected brands, companies and private individual in business. We distinguish ourselves by the quality of our longstanding relationships and our proactive approach. A deep commitment to our internal culture has fostered a dynamic and collegiate environment with a strong sense of purpose . 

The firm is forward looking and takes particular interest in Artificial Intelligence, ESG, and Cryptocurrency. 

The work we undertake includes:  

Corporate and commercial: Our corporate and commercial team advises both UK and international household name brands and businesses as well as talented startups on corporate transactions, complex commercial agreements including joint ventures, shareholder and investment agreements, collaboration agreements, agency, franchising, distribution, and data protection. 

Commercial real estate: Our team advise on everything from acquisitions and disposals, business tenancies, development, property finance, and asset management. We are also regularly instructed by UK and international clients to advise on structuring complex property related joint ventures. The commercial real estate team have ranked in the Legal 500 in 2022 and 2023.  

Prime residential real estate: Focusing on prime and super-prime residential sales and purchases, and new build developments, we provide dedicated personal service and first-class legal advice. Our clients are located in the UK and abroad and we are dedicated to swiftly getting things over the line while protecting our clients’ best interests. 

Dispute resolution: Every client who instructs our disputes resolution department receives partner-led attention. If required, we can swiftly put together a cross-departmental team to ensure your dispute is managed in a holistic manner. We advise UK and international clients on all types of disputes including commercial, corporate, commercial and residential landlord and tenant, sport, contentious Wills and probate, sports law, and employment. We are committed to ensuring a resolution is reached as quickly and cost-effectively as possible and will use alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation and arbitration where appropriate. Our disputes resolution team can also advise on litigation funding. 

Employment: Our specialist employment law solicitors advise employers from a wide range of sectors, including hospitality, luxury brands and technology to name but a few. We specialise in complex director service contracts, HR policies, redundancy and rightsizing, and Employment Tribunal claims. 

Data protection and privacy: As the world becomes increasingly digital, data protection and privacy law are gaining complexity. We can advise you on UK and EU GDPR as well as US privacy laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act 2018. Our team will provide the advice you need on matters such as data transfers and privacy breaches to ensure your organisation’s reputation and commercial interests are protected and you meet your compliance requirements. 

Business immigration and recruitment: We are committed to supporting your business in getting the international talent it needs to grow and prosper. From applying for a UK Sponsor Licence, to managing Home Office compliance requirements, our business immigration team will help you seamlessly embed complex legal processes and procedures into your existing business practices. We can also take the resource draining process of managing a potential recruit’s Skilled Worker Visa application, freeing up your HR team to focus on other projects. 

Private client: Acting for HNW individuals and families, our private client team is results focused and will ensure you achieve peace of mind regarding matters relating to succession planning, estate planning, trusts, Wills, and Lasting Powers of Attorney. Our private client solicitors focus on building long-term relationships and often advise several generations of the same family. 

Digital assets and blockchain: We have advised clients on various asset classes and the relationships that govern them for decades. Digital assets and blockchain is simply an extension of our considerable expertise in digital strategies. We advise UK and international clients on smart contracts and licensing, DAOs, brand protection and enforcement, compliance and data security, regulatory compliance, tax matters, and jurisdictional issues. 

ESG: We provide an intimate, bespoke service designed to match your company’s values and vision. Our ESG solicitors have the agility and time required to truly get to know your business and/or investment strategy. We do not simply deliver check-box solutions. Instead, we deep dive into understanding your commercial ambitions and risk profile. Working with an experienced partner lead, you can be confident that we can support you in developing a robust ESG framework and provide comprehensive, practical advice on the opportunities and risks associated with specific projects. 

Department Name Email Telephone
Managing Partner David Quastel dquastel@quastels.com 020 7908 2526
Consultant, Commercial Real Estate Michael Haringman mharingman@quastels.com 020 7908 2529
Partner, Residential Real Estate Jonathan Neilan jneilan@quastels.com 020 7908 2533
Partner, Commercial Real Estate Jonathan Gross jgross@quastels.com 020 7908 2544
Partner, Dispute Resolution Robert Kay rkay@quastels.com 020 7908 2559
Partner, Corporate & Commercial Marcus Rebuck mrebuck@quastels.com 020 7908 2552
Partner, Corporate & Commercial Jason Greenberg jgreenberg@quastels.com 020 7908 2534
Partner, Corporate & Commercial Ann-Maree Blake ablake@quastels.com 020 7908 2566
Partner, Immigration & Recruitment Tanya Laidlaw tlaidlaw@quastels.com 020 7908 2556
Partner, Corporate & Commercial and Employment Adam Convisser aconvisser@quastels.com 020 7908 2553
Partner, Commercial Real Estate Mark Cornelius mcornelius@quastels.com 020 7908 2555
Partner, Sports and Dispute Resolution Simon Grossobel sgrossobel@quastels.com 020 7908 2573
Partner, Private Client Ben Rosen brosen@quastels.com 020 7908 2530
Partner, Residential Real Estate Meera Malde mmalde@quastels.com 020 7908 2560
Partner, Dispute Resolution Daniel Blake dblake@quastels.com 020 7908 2562
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Ann-Maree Blake photo Miss Ann-Maree Blake Clients describe Ann-Maree as friendly, down to earth and exceptionally well informed. …
Daniel Blake photo Mr Daniel Blake Daniel represents both businesses and individuals and has a particular focus and…
Adam Convisser photo Mr Adam Convisser Adam is a versatile corporate, commercial and employment lawyer advising on operational issues facing many of…
Mark Cornelius photo Mr Mark Cornelius Mark deals with all aspects of non-contentious commercial property including landlord and…
Jonathan Goldberg photo Mr Jonathan Goldberg Jonathan is a Partner in the Residential Property practice at Quastels and has over…
Jason Greenberg photo Mr Jason Greenberg Businesses and individuals work with Jason for his direct and commercial approach.…
Jonathan Gross photo Mr Jonathan Gross Jonathan is an experienced and active commercial real estate lawyer and co-founded Quastels…
Simon Grossobel photo Mr Simon Grossobel Simon heads the firm’s Sports Group. He is an experienced commercial disputes…
Michael Haringman photo Mr Michael Haringman Michael Haringman is a consultant at the firm. Michael advises primarily on…
Jayesh Jethwa photo Mr Jayesh Jethwa Jayesh is head of the Corporate & Private Client Immigration team. He has over 10…
Naomi Jones photo Ms Naomi Jones Naomi joined Quastels in December 2022 as a partner in the commercial…
Robert Kay photo Mr Robert Kay Robert is an experienced litigator who heads the Dispute Resolution department. Whilst…
Meera Malde photo Miss Meera Malde Meera is a Partner in the firm’s Residential Real Estate Team. She…
Jonathan Neilan photo Mr Jonathan Neilan Jonathan Neilan is an experienced Real Estate Partner and has been acting…
David Quastel photo Mr David Quastel David Quastel is the firm’s Managing Partner and is a versatile and…
Marcus Rebuck photo Mr Marcus Rebuck Marcus is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer with a wealth of cross-border experience. …
Ben Rosen photo Mr Ben Rosen Ben, the head of the Private Client team, is a versatile and…
Dipti Shah photo Miss Dipti Shah Dipti is a highly experienced and commercially astute employment lawyer with extensive experience in…
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Solicitors : 15
Non-jurisdictional Solicitors : 1
Consultants : 2
Trainee Solicitors : 2
Paralegals : 15
Accounts : 3
Administrative Support : 12
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