Bates Wells

Real Estate

Mark is a Partner in the Real Estate team at Bates Wells, acting for commercial, charity and private clients in all aspects of commercial property, including sales and purchases, landlord and tenant work, lending and property management.

Examples of his work include the acquisition of a development site for the BFI, refinancing of the Eden project, taking a lease of London headquarters for an international energy company at an annual rent of £1.5m and acting in connection with leases of offices at 30 St Mary Axe (the Gherkin) and the Shard.

Partner, Bates Wells, 2008

Joined Bates Wells, 2005

Solicitor, Boodle Hatfield, 2004

Solicitor, Macfarlanes, 2001

Admitted as a solicitor, 2000

Trainee, Eversheds, 1998

Publications of note: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Business Law (Jordans)

Trustee of the George Orwell Memorial Trust

Trustee of Mulberry Schools Trust and Governor of Mulberry School for Girls, Tower Hamlets

Advisor at the South West London Law Centres

Advises charities and not for profit organisations including through the Law Works for Community Group

Durham University, LLB (Hons), 1996 (2:1)

The King’s School, Grantham, Lincolnshire

Classical music, opera, travel, wine, literature, cricket, Notts County FC