Joanne McGuinness > Shoosmiths LLP > Southampton, England > Lawyer Profile
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RUSSELL HOUSE, 1550 PARKWAY
SOLENT BUSINESS PARK, WHITELEY
WHITELEY
PO15 7AG
England
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Joanne McGuinness

Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Joanne has considerable experience in advising on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions and the property aspects of corporate based matters. Her practice encompasses development work in the Rail, Industrial, Retail and Leisure sectors as well the large scale portfolio management, disposals and acquisitions in the retail, leisure and corporate occupier sectors and complex strategic acquisitions. Joanne acts for a number of well know developers, retailers, insurers, manufactures and corporate occupiers. Joanne heads up the Real Estate Team in the Solent office.
Career
Joanne qualified in 1987 and joined Shoosmiths as a partner in 2005, having previously worked at Denton Wilde Sapte (now SNR Denton) where she was made a partner in 1999
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Real estate > Commercial property: Hampshire
Joanne McGuinness heads up the Solent based real estate team at Shoosmiths LLP, which is noted for handling the full range of issues relating to site acquisitions, promotion agreements, and complex regeneration projects. Mehar Patel is a go-to lawyer for property finance, drawing on his significant experience in acting for funds, borrowers, and lenders. Sara Hampson is a key name within the practice for housebuilders and landowners, particularly in relation to residential development projects. Jess Ready and Katrina Spolander are key members of the team; Ready is skilled with advising investment clients on their property portfolios, while Spolander often assists with retail sector matters.
London > Transport > Rail
Nottingham-based Michelle Craven-Faulkner heads the practice at Shoosmiths LLP. Craven-Faulkner covers all areas of contract work relating to rolling stock light rail projects, and underground projects in the UK, and is also recommended for her advice on a broad range of regulatory matters. Joanne McGuinness is another name to note. McGuinness is a partner in the real estate team, and has considerable experience in working on projects in the rail regulated environment.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Hampshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Real estate > Commercial property: Hampshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Hampshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Employment > Employment: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- Employment > Health and safety
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Employment > Pensions
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Employment > Employment: Hampshire
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit