Mr George Bacon > Walker Morris LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
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33 Wellington Street
LEEDS
LS1 4DL
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Mr George Bacon
Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Partner
Career
George joins from Eversheds Sutherland, where he was Head of Leeds Real Estate. Ranked in both Chambers and Legal 500 as a “leading individual”, George brings with him over 20 years’ experience in acting for clients comprising national retailers, developers, and property investors.
George’s recent work includes forward funding deals for the development of significant distribution sites; acquisition and development of sites across a wide range of asset classes; and advising on the letting of a newly developed retail and leisure scheme.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Walker Morris as part of its distinguished Real Estate Group. As a unique one-site firm located in Leeds, Walker Morris’ entrepreneurial philosophy, excellent reputation and breadth of expertise give it a distinctive edge and I am looking forward to being a part of one of the strongest specialist Real Estate teams in the country.”
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
(Leading individuals)Walker Morris LLP‘s real estate team works heavily in the investment space and is praised for development experience that is ‘second to none’. Beyond working with major property developers such as Caddick, the practice also advises clients such as Unite Students on major student accommodation projects and has worked with large international companies to assist international investors such as GIC with high-value acquisitions of prime real estate in city centres. Practice head Jeremy Moore stands out for his advice on acquisitions, while Will Cousins is noted for handling real estate financing matters. George Bacon, who frequently works on high-value commercial development projects, and Adam Reed are also highly recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate
- Leading individuals Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Employment > Health and safety
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Public sector > Local government
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
- Public sector > Education
- Real estate > Environment
- Public sector > Health
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Infrastructure and energy
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Pensions
- Real estate > Social housing
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax