Philip Beer > Burges Salmon LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

Burges Salmon LLP
ONE GLASS WHARF
BRISTOL
BS2 0ZX
England

Living Wage

Work Department

Real estate.

Position

Philip has over 20 years of experience in advising public and private sector clients on large scale, high profile real estate development and regeneration projects and the real estate aspects of major projects and infrastructure deals.

Philip led the team that won the award of Energy and Infrastucture Team of the Year at the British Legal Awards 2020 – which recognised Philip and his team’s work on the transfer from Network Rail to Transport for Wales of 87 miles of track, signals, land, people and all other operational railway assets. A project of the scale to transfer of the operational railways around Cardiff (known as the Core Valley Lines) had never been attempted before. The project was a genuine first of a kind deal which was successfully concluded on-time.  Other infrastructure experience includes advising clients on projects in the rail, energy, defence, civil nuclear and water sectors.

Philip’s work on regeneration includes advising on high profile developments around the UK, including King’s Cross Central, the Royal Albert Dock regeneration, Limmo Peninsula, Brabazon Bristol and Weavers Cross in Belfast. Given his specialist rail sector experience, Philip has particular expertise in dealing with regeneration sites that interface with transport hubs and transport infrastructure/assets. 

Career

Trained Taylor Joynson Garrett, London; qualified 1998; joined Herbert Smith 2002; partner Simmons & Simmons 2008; partner Burges Salmon 2011.

Memberships

Law Society.

Education

Attended Brentwood School, Essex; Bristol University (1995 LLB Hons); College of Law (1996 Dip LP).

Leisure

Flying light aircraft; travel; running; cricket.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers

Geared for infrastructure development projects in the capital, Burges Salmon LLP operates across Bristol and London, and has been praised for its ‘great strength in depth’. The practice also handles landlord and tenant work, including disposal and exit strategies, in addition to headquarter moves. Richard Read is sought out by domestic and international investors and occupiers, while Richard Clark advises investment funds clients operating in the industrial and retail, logistics and office arenas. Matt Sims handles business headquarter moves and Will Hall is primarily engaged in corporate occupier and investment mandates, pertaining to the industrial sector. Amy Simpson, Philip Beer and Jessica Garner are noted for their expertise in major regeneration and redevelopment projects, while Ross Polkinghorne was recently promoted to the head of the built environment practice. Gary Soloman oversees the firm’s planning and compulsory purchase team, and Robert Forman represents a plethora of private clients in the rural property sector.

London > Real estate > Commercial property: investment

Geared for infrastructure development projects in the capital, Burges Salmon LLP operates across Bristol and London, and has been praised for its ‘great strength in depth’. The practice also handles landlord and tenant work, including disposal and exit strategies, in addition to headquarter moves. Richard Read is sought out by domestic and international investors and occupiers, while Richard Clark advises investment funds clients operating in the industrial and retail, logistics and office arenas. Matt Sims handles business headquarter moves and Will Hall is primarily engaged in corporate occupier and investment mandates, pertaining to the industrial sector. Amy Simpson, Philip Beer and Jessica Garner are noted for their expertise in major regeneration and redevelopment projects, while Ross Polkinghorne was recently promoted to the head of the built environment practice. Gary Soloman oversees the firm’s planning and compulsory purchase team, and Robert Forman represents a plethora of private clients in the rural property sector.

London > Real estate > Commercial property: development

Geared for infrastructure development projects in the capital, Burges Salmon LLP operates across Bristol and London, and has been praised for its ‘great strength in depth’. The practice also handles landlord and tenant work, including disposal and exit strategies, in addition to headquarter moves. Richard Read is sought out by domestic and international investors and occupiers, while Richard Clark advises investment funds clients operating in the industrial and retail, logistics and office arenas. Matt Sims handles business headquarter moves and Will Hall is primarily engaged in corporate occupier and investment mandates, pertaining to the industrial sector. Amy Simpson, Philip Beer and Jessica Garner are noted for their expertise in major regeneration and redevelopment projects, while Ross Polkinghorne was recently promoted to the head of the built environment practice. Gary Soloman oversees the firm’s planning and compulsory purchase team, and Robert Forman represents a plethora of private clients in the rural property sector.

South West > Real estate > Commercial property: Bristol

Drawing superlative praise from clients, the ‘outstanding, well-led, and well-resourcedBurges Salmon LLP fields a deep team who are routinely instructed by high-profile occupiers, local authorities and public sector bodies on big-ticket mandates. The wider group is chaired by Richard Read, an ‘outstanding commercial property lawyer‘ who succeeded Paul Browne as practice head in May 2023. Philip Beer – highly experienced in redevelopment and regeneration projects – advises leading rail and real estate companies on major ventures, while transactional specialist Richard Clark’s recent engagements include high-value site developments and acquisitions for all manner of corporate clients. Ross Polkinghorne, who heads up the real estate sector team, is also well-versed in big-ticket regeneration projects, as well as in new mixed-use, industrial, and education sector developments. Amy Simpson is noted for her public sector acumen.