Tim Allsop > Mills & Reeve LLP > Cambridge, England > Lawyer Profile

Tim Allsop

01223 222269 tim.allsop@mills-reeve.com

Work Department

Real estate.

Position

Tim specialises in commercial real estate work and his particular expertise is in major development projects, joint ventures and real estate finance. The majority of his clients are from the education and local authority sectors although he also has extensive experience of representing private sector developers and landowners. In recent years Tim has acted on most types of real estate matters for just about every type of client and takes great pride in being part of one of the leading teams of real estate lawyers in the country. Following a recent transaction, one client commented: ‘The star of the show is definitely Tim: his drafting of the complex legal documentation, conduct of the negotiations with the other side and absolute grasp of what matters to us the client, were just outstanding.’ Tim speaks frequently at conferences and seminars on real estate matters, particularly those of interest to education clients. He is also the firm contact on UKSPA, the UK Science Parks Association.

Career

Trainee solicitor Slaughter and May 1992-1994; solicitor 1994-1997; solicitor Herbert Smith 1997-2001; associate Mills & Reeve 2001-02; partner 2002.

Memberships

Law Society.

Education

Bishop’s Stortford College; Selwyn College Cambridge (1990 MA Hons History).

Leisure

Running, swimming, cycling, walking, football (Arsenal), history and wine.