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Clare Thomas

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Position

Partner

Career

Clare Thomas is a partner at law firm CMS which has the largest real estate team in Europe. She has experience acting for property companies, funds, institutions and investors on acquisitions, disposals, lettings and developments. She has particular experience working with Asian investors. Her transactional expertise spans a range of sectors including office, hotel, retail and Living. Her clients include the likes of Angelo Gordon, ARA Dunedin, the Arora Group, Blackstone, the City of London, Credit Suisse, Global Student Accommodation and Urban & Civic as well as various private investors/family offices.

Memberships

Chair and Treasurer, The Investment Property Forum

Education

• 1997 – LLB, Exeter University, Exeter

Top Tier Firm Rankings

• Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
• Real estate > Commercial property: development
• Real estate > Commercial property: investment
• Real estate > Construction: contentious
• Real estate > Environment
• Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
• Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
• Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
• Insurance > Product liability: defendant
• Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
• Insurance > Product liability: defendant
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
• Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
• Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
• Real estate > Planning
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
• Real estate > Property litigation
• Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
• Industry focus > Retail and consumer
• Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
• Industry focus > TMT

Firm Rankings

• Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
• Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
• Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
• Employment > Employers
• Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
• Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
• Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
• Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
• Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
• Insurance > Professional negligence
• Real estate > Property finance
• Transport > Rail
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
• Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
• Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
• Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
• Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
• Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
• Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
• Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
• Finance > Derivatives and structured products
• Employment > Employee share schemes
• Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
• Employment > Health and safety
• Dispute resolution > International arbitration
• Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
• Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
• Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
• Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
• Public sector > Administrative and public law
• Transport > Aviation
• Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
• Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
• Finance > Debt capital markets
• Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap
• Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
• Dispute resolution > Public international law
• Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
• Finance > Acquisition finance
• Finance > Transport finance and leasing
• Investment fund formation and management > Private funds