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Leah Freeman

Work Department
Commercial Property
Position
Leah is a Partner in the property team. She advises on all aspects of commercial property but has particular expertise in institutional investment, mixed use development and retail.
Leah acts for property developers involving acquisitions, advice in connection with planning and other statutory agreements, negotiating agreements for lease and forward sale agreements and financing. She also acts for institutional investors on acquisitions and sales (single sites and portfolios), development work and the associated management work and retail occupiers on sales and advising on any associated fit out requirements.
Career
Leah joined Wedlake Bell in January 2016. She was previously at Druces LLP where she trained and qualified in 2003.
Education
LLB, University of Reading.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
Lauded for its ‘highly conscientious, thoughtful, and supportive’ approach, the team at Wedlake Bell LLP liaises with its tax and planning disciplines to advise on green leases, strategic portfolio reviews, and high-profile headquarters leases. David De Maupeou anchors the firm’s London practice. Sarah Blunn primarily acts for investors, developers, tenants, and landlords on the acquisition, development, and sale of prime properties, while Suzanne Gill advises hospitality and life sciences sector clients on real estate development projects. Leah Freeman is a key contact for clients in the luxury retail space, and frequently handles property portfolios, whereas Ben Dunbar covers landlord and tenant matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Residential property
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms