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Daniel Levy

Work Department
Property Litigation.
Position
Daniel is a Partner and Head of the Property Litigation team. One of the largest and most well-regarded practices in London, the team advises leading UK property companies, developers, corporate occupiers, investment funds and high net worth individuals. Daniel’s specialism is in complex property related disputes, including development disputes, injunctions, judicial reviews, dilapidations, rights to light and neighbourly matters, service charge disputes, trespasses, consents, rent reviews, lease renewals, high value residential disputes and joint venture disputes.
Daniel and his team regularly participate in court and trial work – including in the Appeal Courts. Daniel and the lawyers he works with are highly skilled litigators and experienced negotiators, mediators and arbitrators. Their cases, given their size and complexity, often attract significant media interest and require a commercial and strategic approach.
Consistently ranked at the top of the legal directories, Daniel is included in Chambers 100, the first ever ranking of the UK’s top 100 business lawyers.
Career
Qualified 1997 Nabarro Nathanson; Solicitor, Lovells, Partner, Eversheds LLP, Partner and Head of Property Litigation, Mishcon de Reya LLP 2007 to date.
Memberships
Daniel is Former Chairman of the Property Litigation Association and a member of the RICS Dilapidations Forum.
Education
University of Leeds
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Property litigation
(Hall of Fame)The ‘pre-eminent’ practice at Mishcon de Reya LLP illustrates expertise in litigating high value and high-profile disputes at all levels of court, often for blue chip clients and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Clients come to ‘exceptionally fine litigator’ Daniel Levy for assistance on high profile court matters concerning landlord and tenant matters. Joanna Lampert
, who is regarded as ‘a star’ in the field, handles risk analysis and risk avoidance strategies, in addition to assisting institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds on various disputes, while the ‘bright and incisive’ Emma Macintyre focuses on contractual and joint venture disputes. The ‘experienced’ Chhavie Kapoor advises on rights of light and tenant insolvency claims, while the ‘brilliant’ Mark Reading is a go-to for claims concerning constructive trusts and restrictive covenants, and ‘remarkable’ Laura Odlind specialises in high value property disputes for private clients.
Lawyer Rankings
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