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Michael James
Work Department
Real Estate Department
Position
Michael James is a partner in the Real Estate department of the Paul Hastings London office. Mr. James’ practice focuses on corporate real estate transactions. He has experience in several areas including structured acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, real estate finance, fund investments, and hotel acquisitions and operations. Mr. James has developed a leading reputation in the corporate real estate space and is the “go-to” adviser for a number of major European clients.
Mr. James has significant experience based on cross-border structures and transactions involving jurisdictions such as Luxembourg, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Jersey.
Education
- University of Nottingham, LLB
Lawyer Rankings
London > Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
(Leading individuals)With a global network, an ‘incredible level of commercial acumen’ and ‘deep hotel market knowledge‘, the full-service hospitality and leisure team at Paul Hastings LLP, which focuses predominantly on real estate work, is well regarded for its involvement with prominent hotel and leisure developments, acquisitions, re-brandings, investments and portfolio deals. The team is also able to leverage the strength of the firm’s complementary practices, including banking and finance, tax, restructuring and employment. Leading the team is ‘brilliant mind‘ Michael James, who offers extensive experience in cross-border hotel work, including corporate real estate transactions, and lease and management agreements. ‘Go-to lawyer’ Stephen Nicolas has recently advised on hotel deals in the European market, bringing an ‘unparalleled commerciality and holistic approach’ to hotel sales, development, and re-branding. Also focusing on the hospitality sector is Edward Meadowcroft, who offers significant expertise in drafting and negotiating, hotel management and franchise agreements, joint ventures, acquisitions, and disposals.
London > Real estate > Commercial property: investment
(Leading individuals)Well-placed to leverage the support of the firm’s corporate, tax, securitisation and structured finance practice groups, Paul Hastings LLP regularly handles cross-border real estate transactions. Michael James spearheads the team and has considerable experience advising on investments pertaining to commercial, industrial, office, residential and senior living assets. Stephen Nicolas acts on corporate real estate mandates, including joint ventures and management agreements, while Edward Meadowcroft and Matthew Peters are noted for their capability in handling cross-border investment matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Hospitality and leisure London > Industry focus
- Commercial property: investment London > Real estate
- Leading individuals London > Real estate > Commercial property: investment
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > High yield
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > TMT
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Employment > Employers
- Industry focus > TMT
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration