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Davitt Jones Bould
LEVEL 24, THE SHARD
32 LONDON BRIDGE STREET
LONDON
SE1 9SG
England

Position

Partner

Career

Gillian is a specialist in Commercial Property law, including development, investment and corporate occupier work.   She is dual qualified and can therefore act on Scottish as well as English/Welsh law cases.

She joined DJB from Scottish law firm Burness Paull, having previously worked for Brodies and Berwin Leighton Paisner (now Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner).

Gillian has strong commercial nous and recently completed an MBA at the University of Leicester.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Commercial Property
Development / regeneration
Landlord and tenant

WORK HIGHLIGHTS

  • Acting for developers in retail, leisure and office developments from site acquisition through to pre-lets and forward funding arrangements.
  • Acting for funds and other landowners in the acquisition, management, re-gearing and disposal of various assets.
  • Acting in portfolio sales and acquisitions across a range of sectors.
  • Assisting with the property aspects of share and business sales.
  • Acting for retail, leisure and office occupiers taking new units in prestige locations.

Admitted as a Solicitor:  2003

Languages

English

Memberships

SRA Number: 417343

Education

University of Edinburgh (LLB) Law

University of Edinburgh Dip LP, Law

University of Leicester, MBA, Business Administration

Lawyer Rankings

London > Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers

Noted for its expertise advising on corporate occupier and development mandates across the capital, Davitt Jones Bould is praised for providing ‘excellent service across the board’. Madeleine Davitt, Peter Allinson, and John Condliffe lead the team and the latter is knowledgeable of distribution hub developments and lease liabilities. Teresa Kamppari Baker often assists developers and hotel companies, as well as leisure and retail operators, while Louisa Swanton is seasoned in renewable energy projects and rural property transactions. Gillian Lewis, Sean Bulman and Philippa Hipwell are adept in development, in addition to landlord and tenant mandates, and Melanie Greer-Walker caters to business sales and purchases, portfolio management and refinancing matters. Mary Anderson is an expert in property finance and banking.

London > Real estate > Commercial property: development

Noted for its expertise advising on corporate occupier and development mandates across the capital, Davitt Jones Bould is praised for providing ‘excellent service across the board’. Madeleine Davitt, Peter Allinson, and John Condliffe lead the team and the latter is knowledgeable of distribution hub developments and lease liabilities. Teresa Kamppari Baker often assists developers and hotel companies, as well as leisure and retail operators, while Louisa Swanton is seasoned in renewable energy projects and rural property transactions. Gillian Lewis, Sean Bulman and Philippa Hipwell are adept in development, in addition to landlord and tenant mandates, and Melanie Greer-Walker caters to business sales and purchases, portfolio management and refinancing matters. Mary Anderson is an expert in property finance and banking.

London > Real estate > Commercial property: investment

Noted for its expertise advising on corporate occupier and development mandates across the capital, Davitt Jones Bould is praised for providing ‘excellent service across the board’. Madeleine Davitt, Peter Allinson, and John Condliffe lead the team and the latter is knowledgeable of distribution hub developments and lease liabilities. Teresa Kamppari Baker often assists developers and hotel companies, as well as leisure and retail operators, while Louisa Swanton is seasoned in renewable energy projects and rural property transactions. Gillian Lewis, Sean Bulman and Philippa Hipwell are adept in development, in addition to landlord and tenant mandates, and Melanie Greer-Walker caters to business sales and purchases, portfolio management and refinancing matters. Mary Anderson is an expert in property finance and banking.