Richard Bate > Gowling WLG > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile
Gowling WLG Offices
TWO SNOWHILL
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6WR
England
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Richard Bate
Work Department
Real estate
Position
Partner
Career
Articled Eversheds, Birmingham; qualified 1990; partner Wragge & Co 1998; Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co, partner, 2014.
Languages
French.
Education
King Edward VI Grammar School, Aston; Leicester University (1987 LLB Hons); College of Law, Chester (1988 LSF).
Leisure
Music, squash, DIY.
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
(Leading individuals)Consisting of the ‘highest calibre professionals’, Gowling WLG’s real estate practice has key expertise in the development and logistics, energy, investment and residential development sectors. Practice head Christopher Hunt is considerably experienced in advising corporate occupiers across retail, leisure, office, manufacturing and distribution premises. Richard Bate strengthens the practice with his expertise in residential development, while Richard Beckingsale leads the firm’s regeneration team. Helen Emmerson specialises in the energy and utility sector, handling an array of renewables and alternative energy projects, while Matthew Walker heads the firm’s student accommodation team. John Burns has a wealth of experience in large-scale transactions; and legal director Arminder Dhillon is another name of note, joining the team from Pinsent Masons LLP in September 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial property: Birmingham West Midlands > Real estate
- Leading individuals West Midlands > Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Birmingham
- Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
- Employment > Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Health and safety
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Pensions
- Transport