Martin Grange > Clarion > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
Clarion Offices
ELIZABETH HOUSE
13-19 QUEEN STREET
LEEDS
LS1 2TW
England
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Martin Grange
Work Department
Property.
Position
Partner and head of property. Has dealt with a number of large-scale and complex development matters with commercial, residential, leisure, and mixed-use schemes. Currently dealing with a number of new hotel developments and large scale corporate occupiers. Also specialises in property finance, advising a number of banks and building societies on investment and development finance. Client relationship partner for Persimmon plc, Redrow plc, Etihad Airways Ltd, Kodak Ltd, Lloyds Bank plc, Leeds Building Society, Caddick Developments Ltd, Sirius Minerals plc and Bruntwood Ltd.
Career
Trained Blacks, Leeds; qualified 1997; Eversheds 1997-2000; Hammonds 2000-05; partner Clarion 2005.
Education
Bydales School, Marske; The Prior Pursglove College, Guisborough; Sheffield University (1993 LLB (Hons)).
Leisure
Cricket, running, theatre, cinema.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
Clarion‘s real estate team is noted for its expertise in residential matters, where it has established itself as ‘a leading player‘ in the region. Noted for its wide roster of development clients, including strategic housebuilders and housing associations, the team is frequently instructed to handle the full life cycle of high-value and complex residential developments. Key contacts in the team for development work include Lindsay Texel as well as practice head Martin Grange, who is also a key contact for joint ventures and asset transfers. For real estate finance matters, Ben Lamb and Simon Mydlowski are further names to note. Alison Batty, a residential development expert who also handles commercial transactions, is also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Infrastructure and energy
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Health and safety
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Property litigation