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Neil Dryer

Work Department
Real estate
Position
Neil is a partner in the real estate team.
Neil Dryer has extensive experience acting on a broad range of commercial property transactions, with a particular focus on investment transactions and complex development projects, as well as on leasing and property management and real estate finance.
Neil has acted for a range of clients including institutional investors and property companies, together with high-net worth individuals, family offices and occupiers across a number of sectors including offices, industrial / logistics, data centres, hotels, healthcare and residential development.
He has established himself as a go-to-adviser in a number of emerging real estate sectors, acting for developers and occupiers of ultra-urban logistics, rapid grocery delivery hubs, ‘dark’ commercial kitchens and EV charging facilities.
Career
Neil worked at Nabarro (now part of CMS) for over 12 years before joining Russell Cooke as a partner in 2020.
Languages
English
Education
Studied International History and Politics at Leeds University
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
At Russell-Cooke LLP, the corporate occupiers team advises national brands, retailers, and industrial specialists on site acquisitions, lettings, planning issues, and development matters. Matthew Garrod heads the group and offers expertise on business expansions and the re-gearing of leases. Neil Dryer handles asset management matters, Robert Lusher acts on construction elements of property developments, Arnold Isaacson advises on high value developments, and Chris Barkley assists investors and developers on real estate finance mandates.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Court of protection
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Social housing: tenant
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Agriculture and estates