Paul Lester > Cripps > Tunbridge Wells, England > Lawyer Profile
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MOUNT EPHRAIM
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Kent
TN4 8AS
England
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Paul Lester
Work Department
Corporate.
Position
Paul specialises in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, partnerships and LLPs. He has particular experience in the real estate sector, with specific expertise in structured property transactions, property funds and investment vehicles.
Career
Clifford Chance: trainee (year qualified 1988); Clifford Chance: solicitor (1988 – 1995); Denton Wilde Sapte: solicitor and partner (1995 – 2004); Lawrence Graham: partner (2004 – 2012); Cripps LLP: partner (2012 – present). Publications of note: Contributor to A Practitioners Guide to Directors’ Duties and Responsibilities (Sweet & Maxwell).
Memberships
Association of Partnership Practitioners.
Education
University of Birmingham – LL.B (Hons); The College of Law, Guildford – Law Society Finals.
Leisure
Football; hill walking; music.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Public sector > Public sector