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Shoosmiths LLP
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New Station Street
LEEDS
West Yorkshire
LS1 4JB
England
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Edell Asquez

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Work Department

Real Estate North

Position

Partner

Career

Edell is a real estate lawyer specialising in residential and commercial development, strategic land and healthcare. Key areas of her work include:

• advising developers and land promoters in relation to large scale strategic land transactions involving complex site assembly issues, land promotion agreements, option agreements and collaboration and equalization agreements;
• acting for regional and national housebuilders, strategic land developers and care home/retirement village developers; and
• acting on behalf of a leading motorway service area operator in relation to the development and management of its network of UK MSAs, including Cobham MSA (M25) and Beaconsfield MSA (M40) and most recently the development of the new Leeds Skelton Lake MSA on the M1.

Lawyer Rankings

Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire

Shoosmiths LLP is particularly reputed for its expertise in the living sector, and the Leeds-based team maintains activities across the entire practice area and is also active in portfolio management, corporate occupation and investment matters. Led by living sector expert Simon Meek, the practice enjoys close relationships with developers such as the Moorfield Group and Packaged Living, which regularly instruct the team to advise on student accommodation projects, urban redevelopments, and strategic land matters. The team’s transactional practice is bolstered by Judy Fawcett, who is recommended for her advice on purchases and disposals. Richard Bellamy and Edell Asquez are further names to note. In May 2023, the team welcomed Philip Gregory from Gordons LLP. Philip Gregory joined the team from Gateley Legal in May 2023.

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