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Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP Offices
BRIDGEWATER PLACE
WATER LANE
LEEDS
LS11 5DR
England
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Simon Harris
Work Department
Simon is a Partner within our Real Estate Practice Group and the Wellbeing Partner for the Leeds office. Simon focuses on real estate investment and development. He has substantial experience advising institutional clients, plc property companies and developers on acquisitions/disposals, development, landlord and tenant transactions and asset management work relating to many asset classes. Examples include: acting for an institutional investor on the acquisition of several key retail assets throughout the UK and on the disposal of a multi-let office and retail building in London to two buyers through a linked conditional sale, acting for a leading plc regeneration property company on the real estate aspects of the acquisition of a member share in an LLP which owns a major strategic development site and
acting for a major retail property company on the redevelopment and disposal of a shopping centre.
Position
Principal Associate
Languages
Basic French
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
(Next Generation Partners)Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
maintains a Leeds offering that is tailored towards advising major UK investors, property holders and retailers, which instruct the team to advise on portfolio management and restructuring issues as well as major landlord and tenant work. The practice is jointly led by Simon Harris, who handles large-scale acquisitions and disposals, and Steve Felstead, who leads the team’s extensive work for clients looking to invest in prime commercial real estate. Legal director Peter Woods is noted as a key contact for asset management matters, while Charlotte Smart is recommended for her ability to advise on leases and acquisitions in the retail sector. Ian Barker departed the practice in January 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Public sector > Education
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Employment > Health and safety
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Construction