James Miller > CMS > London, England > Lawyer Profile

CMS
CANNON PLACE
78 CANNON STREET
LONDON
EC4N 6AF
England

Position

Partner

Career

James Miller has been a partner in the Real Estate team since 2004, having joined CMS in 1997.

He handles all aspects of commercial property transactions with a particular expertise in the hospitality sector and other living businesses, such as student accommodation, serviced accommodation and BTR.

James has been a core member of the Hotels & Leisure sector group for over 20 years and has been involved with many of the major portfolio sale and manage-backs and sale and lease-backs. He is a regular speaker on the hotels sector’s conference circuit in EMEA and has a particular expertise in hotel leases in the UK and elsewhere in Europe.

Education

  • LLB, Bristol.
  • LLM, Fitzwilliam Cambridge.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure

Described as the ‘market leading‘ team for hospitality and leisure, the team at CMS works with a host of domestic and international clients, including pension funds and sovereign wealth fund joint ventures. Key workstreams for the group include innovative letting structures, contentious tribunal work as well as more regular restructuring, licence agreements, acquisitions and disposals.Noted for his ‘exceptional market knowledge‘, practice co-chair Thomas Page has a wealth of experience and expertise in hotel management and franchise agreements. Fellow co-chair David Roberts focuses on the team’s wider leisure offering, working with a significant roster of restaurants and chefs. Louise Wallace advises on M&A, hotel management agreements and hotel franchise agreements. James Miller specialises in hotel, management, rent and ground leases. Ian McGarr advises active lenders, investors and owners in respect of acquisition, investment, development and portfolio finance transactions.