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Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Offices

5 FLEET PLACE
LONDON
EC4M 7RD
England
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Suzi Gatward

Work Department
Real estate and construction; development, real estate.
Position
Suzi specialises in advising clients on all aspects of mixed-use development schemes. Her experience includes drafting and negotiating option agreements, conditional and unconditional contracts, development agreements, overage agreements, security and transfer documentation, associated planning and infrastructure agreements, and dealing with affordable housing sales and development obligations, together with carrying out title investigation and preparing all necessary reports. Suzi acts for a number of national housebuilders and developers. Her recent experience includes acting on regeneration schemes involving the acquisition of surplus government land and legacy land at the Olympic Park and substantial mixed-use developments creating over 500 new homes in and around the South East. Experience: recently acted on a site acquisition for a national housebuilder for a 400-homes village extension; acted on behalf of the joint venture between Taylor Wimpey UK Limited and London and Quadrant Housing for the redevelopment of Chobham Manor at Queen Elizabeth Park (formerly the Olympic Park) in Stratford, being the first residential redevelopment phase to be sold; provided property advice and support on a corporate acquisition of a property holding company in a share acquisition transaction worth in excess of £20m.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Commercial property: development
With offices across Europe and Asia, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP is well-placed to assist clients on their cross-border development matters. Government bodies, regulators, investors and developers regularly approach the firm for support. Areas of recent strength include renewable energy, leisure and residential developments. Led by leisure expert Lee Medlock, the team includes specialists in a range of asset classes, such as mixed-use specialist Suzi Gatward, life sciences specialist Louise Ward and logistics expert Eddie Richards. Also of note are Robin Grove and Alexander Gold, who provide experience with regeneration schemes. Emma Carter joined the firm from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in November 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family: mediation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition