Stephen Hughes > Mishcon de Reya LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Mishcon de Reya LLP Offices
AFRICA HOUSE
70 KINGSWAY
LONDON
WC2B 6AH
England
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Stephen Hughes
Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Stephen is Chair of the Real Estate department with over 20 years’ experience. His expertise lies in commercial real estate work including high value portfolio acquisitions and disposals, development work, joint ventures and structuring.
He acts for a broad range of UK and overseas clients including Delancey, Capital & Counties Properties PLC (Capco), Almacantar and The London Business School. His transactions often lead to his involvement with a cross-departmental team providing advice on associated tax, finance and corporate issues.
Recent matters include advising Delancey, Qatari Diar, APG and Oxford Properties on the purchase and long-term management of East Village in east London. The Village, adjacent to the Olympic Park, currently has over 2,800 homes (housing 6,000 people) with around 2,000 more homes planned. Stephen also acts for Capital & Counties Properties PLC in relation to its Covent Garden portfolio.
Career
Trained McKenna & Co; qualified 1995; partner Olswang 2001-08; partner SJ Berwin 2008-10; partner Mishcon de Reya 2010 to date.
Education
Harrogate Grammar School; Manchester University (1993 LLB).
Leisure
Running, golf, wine.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Commercial property: development
(Leading individuals)Mishcon de Reya LLP’s commercial real estate team often works in conjunction with the firm’s construction, planning, property litigation, tax and finance practices, and has been particularly active in the alternative residential market. Praised for its ‘depth of expertise’, the team also excels in the build to rent, senior living and student accommodation sectors. Head of the department Stephen Hughes thrives in acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, and structuring. Nick Minkoff has considerable experience in development projects and the purchase of investment properties, while Anju Suneja is knowledgeable of the logistics sector. Simon Hart is experienced in development funding work and Ian Paul provides the team with expertise concerning the letting and leasehold of commercial and mixed-use property. Other key contacts in the group include ‘exceptional’ Lee Foxcroft and Nick Doffman.
London > Real estate > Commercial property: investment
(Leading individuals)Mishcon de Reya LLP’s commercial real estate team often works in conjunction with the firm’s construction, planning, property litigation, tax and finance practices, and has been particularly active in the alternative residential market. Praised for its ‘depth of expertise’, the team also excels in the build to rent, senior living and student accommodation sectors. Head of the department Stephen Hughes thrives in acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, and structuring. Nick Minkoff has considerable experience in development projects and the purchase of investment properties, while Anju Suneja is knowledgeable of the logistics sector. Simon Hart is experienced in development funding work and Ian Paul provides the team with expertise concerning the letting and leasehold of commercial and mixed-use property. Other key contacts in the group include ‘exceptional’ Lee Foxcroft and Nick Doffman.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial property: investment London > Real estate
- Commercial property: development London > Real estate
- Leading individuals London > Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Leading individuals London > Real estate > Commercial property: development
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Employers
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
- Employment > Senior executives
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Private prosecutions
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Health and safety
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Private client > Court of protection