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MOUNT EPHRAIM
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Kent
TN4 8AS
England
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Ed Fowler
Work Department
Real estate – corporate property.
Position
As a partner in the real estate team, Ed deals with all kinds of commercial property work with a particular focus on the property aspects of corporate transactions and advising businesses on their occupational property interests. He heads up the retail leisure and hospitality sector and focusses in particular on luxury international retailers and boutique hotel operators and restaurants. His clients include a major statutory water supplier in Kent, Sussex and Surrey; a high end, leading UK retail business, lots of international retailers, boutique hotel chains; and various other local, national and international businesses. Recent work highlights include flagship store acquisitions for international retailers in Regent Street, Covent Garden, Westfield and Chelsea.
Career
Trained Cripps Harris Hall; qualified 2006; solicitor Cripps Harris Hall 2006-09, associate 2009-14; managing associate Cripps LLP 2014-15; partner 2015 to date.
Languages
German (conversational).
Education
St George’s College, Weybridge; University of Sheffield (2002 BA 2(1) History); College of Law, Guildford (2004 PGDL Distinction; LPC Distinction).
Leisure
Tennis – member of Tunbridge Wells Lawn Tennis Club, swimming football, walking, cycling, keeping fit.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
Cripps’ corporate occupier practice acts for professional services firms and tech corporations on relocations, refurbishments, and exit strategies. Oliver Morris illustrates strength in large scale head office relocations, where recent work highlights include advising on lease expiries, ESG requirements, and flexible workspaces. Ed Fowler is recommended for assisting luxury national and global retailers on breaking into prime London retail space, while the ‘proactive’ Elizabeth Robertson advises property investors and landlords on development and infrastructure matters.
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