Sam Hopkins > Capsticks LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Capsticks LLP
1 ST GEORGE'S ROAD
LONDON
SW19 4DR
England

Work Department

Real estate.

Position

Experience

Sam is a Partner at Capsticks and heads the firm’s Real Estate department. He works with public, private and charity clients in the health and social care sector and also acts for local authorities.

Sam also leads the firm’s Primary Care Group which specialises in acting for GP practices and dental providers.

Expertise

Sam specialises in high value commercial leases, property due diligence on mergers and acquisitions, major land sales, acquisitions and redevelopments, and public and privately funded major capital projects. He also has specialist expertise in relation to the funding of GP premises costs and GP surgery developments.

Notable projects

Public Health England Science Hub Programme – lead partner on the acquisition of the former GlaxoSmithKline site in Harlow for £30 million in advance of £500 million development of new microbiology facilities from Porton Down

St Bernard’s Gate development – phased land sales and associated section 106 agreements to Catalyst Housing and the Westcombe Group for £20 million for West London Mental Health NHS Trust

High View redevelopment, Hatfield – local authority regeneration scheme with Lovell Partnerships

Career

Trained Capsticks 2001; qualified 2003; partner 2011.

Education

Cambridge University (1998 BA, MA (Hons) History); the College of Law, London (1999 Common Professional Examination, 2000 Legal Practice Course).