Roger Cohen > Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Offices
Governor’s House
5 Laurence Pountney Hill
EC4R 0BR
England
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Roger Cohen
Work Department
Real Estate - Property Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
Roger is highly experienced in all areas of real estate litigation and legal advice in England and Wales, particularly commercial real estate. His experience includes issues concerning the status of land (ownership, occupation) and buildings (fabric, operations, rent review) and also transactions concerning real estate (contracts, joint ventures, risk analysis). He advises developers, investors and occupiers including institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, professional service firms and retailers. Business rates is an area of sub-specialist interest. Following his work in promoting the intervention by the British Property Federation and the Rating Surveyors’ Association in a leading Supreme Court case, Roger was elected an Honorary Member of the Rating Surveyors’ Association.
Roger is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a CEDR accredited mediator and sits as a part-time tribunal judge in the Property Chamber.
Roger contributes articles and podcasts in the property press.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Property litigation
(Hall of Fame)Lauded by clients for its ‘experienced and dynamic’ property litigation team, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner demonstrates expertise in the full spectrum of disputes, including joint venture, leasing and asset management, and sale and purchase claims. Representing top national and global clients, the ‘extremely intelligent’ Akhil Markanday heads the group and handles high-value landlord and tenant matter disputes, high-profile injunctions to protect land interests, and construction cases. Roger Cohen
, praised for being ‘technically brilliant’, frequently works on cases before the Supreme Court, and advises investors and occupiers on real estate disputes, while Rebecca Campbell, who has ‘exceptional attention to detail’, assists institutional tenants on complex development disputes. The ‘very well informed’ Victoria Blanchard is a specialist in the field of rights of light, whereas the ‘strong’ Edward Gardner is a go-to for risk mitigation strategies arising from high-profile national developments.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Transport > Rail
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Transport > Aviation
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Employee share schemes