Andrea Newman > Mills & Reeve LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Mills & Reeve LLP
1 CITY SQUARE
LEEDS
LS1 2ES
England

Work Department

Real Estate

Position

Commercial real estate lawyer, with a focus on development projects for all sectors.  Andrea’s clients include institutional investors, non-departmental public bodies, charities, corporates and property developers.

Career

Trainee solicitor Talfourds 1999-2001; solicitor 2001-2003.  Solicitor Mills & Reeve LLP 2004; senior solicitor 2006; principal associate 2009

Memberships

CRELA member

Education

University of Essex (1998 LLB), College of Law (1999 Diploma in Legal Practice)

Lawyer Rankings

Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire

Mills & Reeve LLP‘s ‘helpful and knowledgeable’ commercial property team is particularly active on property investments in the healthcare space, advising on acquisitions and disposals in connection with major health and hospital premises. The team also regularly advises on corporate leases and handles acquisitions and disposals for a roster of asset management and investor clients. Practice head Simon Sherwood is a key contact for development and real estate investment work and leads on many of the team’s healthcare real estate activities. Andrea Newman, who maintains close relations with a number of charitable institutions, is also recommended.

Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Agriculture and estates

Andrea Newman leads the agribusiness team at Mills & Reeve LLP in Leeds. Newman advises charities, trusts and institutional landowners on a range of issues from diversification projects to farming business acquisitions, including natural capital matters. The team has experience regarding the sale, purchase and management of rural estates, with additional niche expertise in solar lease options.

Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit

Mark Ashton heads up the Leeds charity team at Mills & Reeve LLP, with national head Neil Burton based between Cambridge and London. The team advises high-profile charities nationally and regionally on complex matters, with specific expertise regarding education charities. Newly promoted partners Rebecca Pallot and Andrea Newman lead on charity employment and real estate work, respectively.