Melanie Greer-Walker > Davitt Jones Bould > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Davitt Jones Bould Offices
LEVEL 24, THE SHARD
32 LONDON BRIDGE STREET
LONDON
SE1 9SG
England
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Melanie Greer-Walker
Work Department
Commercial Property
Position
Partner
Career
After an initial career in corporate banking, structured finance and treasury at British Rail/Railtrack plc, Melanie trained as a solicitor at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and worked at Addleshaw Goddard and Rosenblatt. Melanie has a wealth of experience advising on a range of complex commercial property matters. She has recently advised on a number of multi-million-pound strategic development acquisitions and disposals. Prior to joining DJB, Melanie was an in-house Solicitor at One Housing in London, responsible for bringing all of their commercial property work in house. She also has experience of working with blue-chip clients, high-value lease work, portfolio management, business sales and purchases and refinancing matters. One client recently told the Legal 500 that Melanie Greer-Walker was, ‘the best lawyer we have ever worked with’. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Commercial Property
Development / regeneration
Housing
Landlord and tenant
Residential property
Property finance
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights include advising:
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Sellar Property Group on the development of The Shard, London Bridge.
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A ‘Top 100’ law firm on the lease of a new office in the City of London.
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An award-winning architecture and property development firm on refinancing their existing loan portfolio
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Frugalpac on their move to a new head office and manufacturing plant in Sussex. Frugalpac are a new and innovative business which aims to eliminate coffee cup waste by using recycled paper for recycled cups.
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Martinspeed Limited on the £23 million conditional sale of a large warehouse site for redevelopment into 500 student units for King’s College
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One Housing Group (whilst in-house) on all of the the legal issues to arise out of their 250 commercial properties.
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A leading pension company’s extensive commercial property investment portfolio: including dealing with lease renewals, licences, s146 notices, break notices and advising on all other aspects of leasehold management.
Year admitted: 2002
Previous firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Addleshaw Goddard; Rosenblatt; One Housing Group Ltd (In-house).
Languages
English
Memberships
SRA number: 299271
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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial property: corporate occupiers London > Real estate
- Commercial property: development London > Real estate
- Commercial property: investment London > Real estate