Teresa Kamppari Baker > Davitt Jones Bould > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Teresa Kamppari Baker
Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Partner
Career
Teresa joined DJB from the retailer John Lewis and Partners where she was the Interim Head of their Real Estate and Planning team. In this role, Teresa was responsible for ensuring her team provided up to date, commercial and pragmatic property, construction and planning law advice to all divisions within the Partnership. Before this, Teresa worked in private practice for firms including Addleshaw Goddard (Legal Director), Gowling WLG (Director), Pinsent Masons (Consultant) and others. She has experience acting for developers, hotel companies, investors and retail and leisure operators and gained a wide understanding of the issues and drivers that apply to them. Teresa has a reputation for having a proactive attitude and giving accurate yet pragmatic commercial legal advice to deliver successful outcomes and minimise risks.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Commercial Property
Construction law
Development / regeneration
Landlord and tenant
Planning law
Property finance
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights include advising:
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The John Lewis Partnership (whilst in-house) on many high-profile legal matters including the £850m redevelopment of the John Lewis Department Store and its surroundings in Edinburgh.
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TV Celebrity Chef Rick Stein’s restaurant group on their lease strategy during the Covid-19 lockdown.
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A Ieading Irish property developer in connection with the relocation of the US Embassy to its development site in Wandsworth.
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A private equity company in connection with the secondary buyout of a leading hotel chain for £675 million, which involved banking, insurance, environmental issues as well as real estate issues.
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A national restaurant chain on the disposal of their business, consisting of over 200 restaurants, to a major hotel chain.
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A rail and infrastructure company in connection with a procurement agreement for both the construction of and subsequent maintenance of a station and services agreement for provision of a train service for a 20-year period.
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An investor on the £1.64 billion securitisation of a super-regional shopping centre.
Languages
English
Memberships
SRA ID:163626
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Commercial property: investment
The rapidly growing team at Davitt Jones Bould advises public and private clients on the full spectrum of real estate investment matters. Peter Allinson, Madeleine Davitt
and John Condliffe lead the team. Davitt is experienced in supporting public bodies, whilst Condliffe is particularly active for major retailers. Teresa Kamppari Baker adds to the firm’s retail expertise alongside her hotel experience. Katy Bearn joined the practice in September 2023 from Gowling WLG.
London > Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
Clients praise the department at Davitt Jones Bould for its ‘excellent communication, collaboration, and transparency’. The firm advises on the full gamut of corporate occupier matters, ranging from lease portfolio management, pre-lets, asset management strategies, and the development of new offices, often advising local and international household names. Peter Allinson and Madeleine Davitt jointly head the group, with Davitt frequently leading large scale real estate projects. John Condliffe demonstrates transactional experience and has helped in developing distribution hubs for major retailers, Teresa Kamppari Baker advises developers and real estate investors, and Melanie Greer-Walker handles commercial property mandates. Sean Bulman focuses on real estate portfolio management, Philippa Hipwell’s strengths include landlord and tenant work, and Louisa Swanton advises on real estate matters in the agricultural sector. Clients come to Gillian Lewis for assistance on investment and corporate occupier work, whereas Mary Anderson is a key contact for real estate finance matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial property: corporate occupiers London > Real estate
- Commercial property: investment London > Real estate