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Sophie Phillipon - Thomas

Work Department

Commercial Property

Position

Partner

Career

Sophie specialises in commercial property.  Sophie has 8 years of experience of advising local government on regeneration, acquisitions and landlord and tenant matters.  In addition she has extensive experience in the private sector where she acts for major fashion retailers and large investments clients acting both on the landlord and tenant side.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE 

Agricultural law
Commercial Property
Development / Regeneration
Environmental law
Landlord and Tenant
Energy and Infrastructure
Property finance

WORK HIGHLIGHTS​

Highlights include advising:

• Numerous retail clients on their property portfolios including Boots, IKEA, WHSmith, American Apparel, Deichmann Shoes, Gautier UK, Farrow and Ball and Dollar (The Money Shop).

• Leicester City Council on the A46/ A47 link Road and the relocation of Leicester City Football Club to its current location via CPO.

• Leading construction law firm Fenwick Elliott on the negotiation and agreement for lease for their new office in the City of London.

• InfraRed Capital Partners, HSBC’s former investment arm, on the acquisition and subsequent management of a key industrial site in Nottingham known as Beeston Business Park

• A Central Government Department on a high-value lease negotiation with the tenants of the Old Admiralty Building, Whitehall in London.

• Highways England on various CPO acquisitions for the development of new major road schemes across the Country.

• Numerous local authorities on their property investment acquisitions.

• The Office for National Statistics on the new lease of their London HQ.

Year admitted:  1993

Previous firms / roles:  Weightmans LLP; Freeth Cartwright LLP; Shoosmiths LLP; Leicester City Council;  Rutland County Council.

Languages

English, French

Memberships

SRA number:  155099

Education

Cambridge University (Notary)

De Montfort University- CPE  and Law Society Finals

University Pantheon-Assas (Paris II) – 2^nd Law degree

Ecole de Droit et de Science Politique de Clermont Ferrand – France 1st Law degree