Simon Hunter > 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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Simon Hunter
Work Department
Real Estate Construction, Non-Contentious
Position
Simon is a Partner and heads the non-contentious construction team in our Construction department. He has over 30 years’ experience in the sector, initially as a chartered surveyor and then as a lawyer. He acts for developers, property owners, funders, contractors, consultants and sub-contractors and has particular expertise in the following sectors: residential (both private rental sector (PRS) and prime residential for high net worth private clients), hotels, student accommodation, office (in particular flexible work spaces) and distribution centres.
Simon advises on construction procurement strategy and prepares and negotiates all forms of construction agreements, including forward funding agreements, building contracts, consultants’ appointments, warranties, bonds and guarantees, He advises a number of property development and investment companies including Delancey, PGIM, UBS, AEW, Dominus, Watkins Jones, Get Living and Student Roost.
Examples of Simon’s relevant deals includes acting for QDD in respect of the ongoing development of the East Village in Stratford, east London, acting for Allianz/AEW in respect of distribution centres around the UK, and acting for Thamesbank Developments in respect of a mixed-use hotel, student accommodation and retail scheme in Plymouth.
Career
Previously quantity surveyor with EC Harris, Cross Rail, Jubilee line extension project, G&T 1989-98. Trained Hammonds; qualified 2000; senior assistant Simmons and Simmons 2001-04; Kilpatrick Stockton projects team 2004-06; partner Finers Stephens Innocent LLP 2007-09.
Memberships
The Society of Construction Law; The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Education
Robert Haining School, Surrey; Guildford College of Technology; University of the South West of England (BSc Hons Quantity Surveying, 1st class); College of Law, London (Graduate Diploma in Law and Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice).
Leisure
Outside work Simon enjoys regular visits to South America and spending time with his wife Renata and their children Maya and John.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
Mishcon de Reya LLP takes on complex construction and engineering projects in the UK, spanning various asset classes including major offices, large-scale residential projects and alternative asset classes. The practice is co-led by Simon Hunter, a specialist in the hotel, student accommodation, and distribution sectors, and Marc Hanson. Hanson and Adriano Amorese, both of whom joined from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in 2022, jointly bring expertise in procurement routes for complex construction projects and the drafting and negotiation of construction documentation. Managing associate Charlotte Braine adds her vast experience in representing developers, funders, purchasers, tenants, and investors across a wide array of construction documentation.
Lawyer Rankings
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