Katie Allen > Burges Salmon LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

Providing ‘top-quality legal expertise’, Burges Salmon LLP‘s banking and finance team is regularly involved in large financings, transactions, and investments, representing a range of corporates, banks, alternative lenders, and investors. Andrew Eaton leads the practice, with real estate finance expert Richard Leeming, corporate lending specialist Rachael Ruane, and experienced energy and infrastructure finance lawyer Graham Soar  also being integral members of the team. Katie Allen is prominent in the hotel and built environment sectors, whereas Victoria Allsopp adds further depth to the renewable and infrastructure project finance element of the practice.

The team at Burges Salmon LLP routinely advises large luxury hotel portfolios, restaurants, nationwide retailers, banks and sovereign wealth funds. The team is spearheaded by Robert Forman, Rupert Weston  and Richard Read. Noted for his Scottish law expertise, Edinburgh-based Forman’s practice covers acquisitions, disposals, leasing, development, and secured lending. Bristol-based Weston advises on corporate finance, focusing on M&A and joint ventures as well as company law, regulatory issues and corporate governance, while the ‘outstanding’ Read spearheads the firm’s real estate investment offering. Other key figures include Katie Allen, who heads up the hotel finance practice.