Steve Schofield > Osborne Clarke LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

Steered by projects, real estate, and finance practice head Michelle McGurl, the ‘industry leading’ Osborne Clarke LLP is turned to by numerous leading national investors, developers, contractors and lenders for its expertise in all manner of residential and commercial developments. David North is noted for his expertise in student accommodation matters, working with a litany of developers on high-value corporate deals. A number of global investors turn to international real estate sector head Ian Wilkinson for his capabilities in acquisition and development work, while Colin Stratton is a key port of call for the firm’s residential developer clients. Also specialising in residential development, the ‘outstanding’ Steve Schofield serves as relationship partner to various major housebuilders, who turn to him for strategic and transactional support. Other names to note include Adam Hayward, recommended for his broad transactional practice, and Joanna Risdale, whose recent engagements include logistics acquisitions and big-ticket joint ventures.

Osborne Clarke LLP remains among the market leaders for commercial property in the Thames Valley, notable for a service portfolio that includes acquisitions and disposals, portfolio and asset management, mixed-use development schemes, residential development, and real estate financings. The latter three are all key focuses of practice leader Rebecca Tuffs, who is praised as a ‘first-rate property lawyer’. Substantial corporate occupier experience, particularly among life sciences clients, is another defining feature of the group’s practice and part of Steve Schofield‘s advisory portfolio.