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 partners)Providing an ‘excellent all round legal service’, Mishcon de Reya LLP compliments its development and regeneration scheme practice with planning, construction, tax, finance and corporate support from its other specialist teams as and when required. The firm is strong in life sciences and residential matters, particularly build-to-rent and purpose-built student accommodation projects. Regeneration project-expert Stephen Hughes leads the team which contains the likes of Simon Hart who supports notable property management companies and developers. Edward Hughes-Power adds to the firm’s strength in alternative residential matters. Anju Suneja is another key name in the practice.
London > Real estate > Commercial property: investment
(Leading partners)Mishcon de Reya LLP are well versed in both traditional and alternative residential asset transactions. The department is bolstered by the litigation, planning, construction, tax, and finance expertise offered by the wider firm. Practice head Stephen Hughes is a specialist in regeneration projects. Nick Doffman is a key name, as is Simon Hart, a veteran real estate transaction adviser. Edward Hughes-Power is an alternative residential sector expert. Nicholas Kirby focuses on the life sciences sector. Louise Tainton departed from the firm in October 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Leading partners London > Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Commercial property: investment London > Real estate
- Commercial property: development London > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- 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
- Private client > Family
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Private prosecutions
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- 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)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Planning
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- 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) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Private client > Agriculture and estates