Justin Cornelius > Goodwin > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Goodwin Offices

Sancroft, 10-15 Newgate Street
London
EC1A 7AZ
England
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Justin Cornelius

Position
Partner
Career
Justin Cornelius is a partner in Goodwin’s Real Estate Industry group. With over 20 years of experience working in the investment management industry across multiple jurisdictions, Justin focuses on the establishment and operation of unlisted closed and open ended real estate funds, joint ventures and high value real estate mergers and acquisitions. He advises fund managers on structuring their management businesses, funds, equity raisings, carried interest arrangements, restructurings, investments, co-investments and exits.
Prior to joining Goodwin, Justin was a partner and global head of the Funds & Investment Management group at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.
Education
LLB, 1994, University d’Exeter
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Commercial property: investment
Goodwin advises along the life-cycle of investment transactions, supporting clients on all issues connected to a project, such as finance, funds, tax and regulatory matters. The team regularly supports clients in the office, telecoms and logistics spaces, including the last-mile logistics space. James Spence, who is well-versed in transactions across Europe, and Martin Smith, who advises on asset and corporate SPV transactions, lead the team. David Evans is a fund structuring specialist, whilst Simon Woodcock adds to the firm’s international investment expertise. Justin Cornelius acts on all aspects of unlisted closed- and open-ended real estate funds.
London > Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
(Leading partners)Goodwin has an impressive reputation for representing some of the world’s largest private equity real estate firms in fund formation and high-value transactions. The team’s breadth is evidenced by its closed-end, evergreen, and open-ended fund capabilities. With more than 25 years of experience in the field, Justin Cornelius is well equipped to deal with unlisted closed and open-ended real estate funds and high-value joint ventures. David Evans bolsters the firm’s international capabilities, being skilled with fund structuring and investments across a number of jurisdictions. Clients welcome Bhargavi Mudakavi‘s advice concerning fund establishment and joint ventures in the private equity, real estate, and property debt sectors, while Niall Dickson combines real estate knowledge with a deep understanding of the venture capital market.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Real estate funds London > Investment fund formation and management
- Commercial property: investment London > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Employment > Employers
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)