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Mr Edouard Vitry
Work Department
Real Estate / construction
Position
Before joining Addleshaw Goddard, Edouard has been a partner with K&L Gates (9 years), Simmons & Simmons (5 years) and an associate at Richards Butler (now Reed Smith) (4 years) where he headed their real estate group after spending 8 years with major French law firms
Edouard Vitry, a partner in the firm’s Paris office, has more than 30 years of experience in real estate. He advises on all commercial real estate matters, with a particular focus on investment, finance, construction, real estate development and commercial leases. He has experience in all types of real estate work including due diligence, sale and purchase process, securitisation, drafting and negotiating contracts and leases, property disputes and ADR
Edouard acts for international and French clients including real estate funds, asset managers, developers, banks, builders, real estate companies, landlords, occupiers and insurance companies
Career
- Addleshaw Goddard, Partner (2021-To present)
- K&L Gates, Partner (2011-2020)
- Simmons & Simmons, Partner (2008-2011)
- Simmons & Simmons, Senior Associate (2005-2008)
- Richards Butler, Senior Associate (2001-2005)
- Cabinet Chétivaux, Associate (1996-2001)
Languages
-French (native), English (fluent)
Memberships
- FRICS (Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)
- RICS Accredited mediator
- RICS France (Board member 2014-2019)
- Chairman of the dispute resolution professional group of RICS France
- Former-President of AJEDIM ASSAS (Association des Juristes et Etudiants en Droit Immobilier de Paris II Assas – Real Estate Lawyers Alumni Association)
- Le Club des Clubs Immobiliers (Alumni group of associations) – Vice-President
- ULI (Urban Land Institute) – Member
- AAMTI – (Association des Avocats Mandataires en Transactions Immobilières) – Founder & member
Education
- Post-Master degree in real estate and construction law – University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (1991)
- Post-Master degree in private law – University of Paris XII (1992)
Personal
AWARDS/RANKINGS
- Best Lawyers 2022, 2023, 2024 – Construction law & Project finance and development practice
- Chambers Europe – France – Real estate – 2020 – Ranked lawyers – Recognised Practitioner
- Legal 500 EMEA – France – Real estate 2020 – Band 4
- Magazine Décideurs Real estate France – 2020 – – Band 3 (Real estate Investment, Real estate finance Leases and Construction disputes) – Band 4 (Real estate development and structuring – Construction (contracts, works and advice)
- Immoweek Les 300 (2020) – Ranked lawyer
- Expert Guides France Real estate – 2020
- Who’s Who Legal – France – Real estate – 2019
- 2018: Winner of the RICS 150 years Pride in the profession campaign for the British Normandy Memorial
Lawyer Rankings
France > Real estate
Counting asset managers, developers, and occupiers on its client roster, Addleshaw Goddard is well versed in data centre and logistics matters. Commended for his ‘particularly pragmatic and very operational approach’, Edouard Vitry is experienced in real estate developments and commercial leases. Sylvie Chandesris often handles property financing and transactions.
Paris > Immobilier
Addleshaw Goddard assiste des gestionnaires d’actifs, des promoteurs et des entreprises sur la gestion de leurs problématiques relatives aux secteurs des centres de données et de la logistique. Apprécié pour son «approche pragmatique et très opérationnelle », Edouard Vitry est un spécialiste de la promotion immobilière et des baux commerciaux. Sylvie Chandesris traite des opérations de financement et d’investissement immobilières.