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Ian Brierley

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Ian Brierley is Head of Real Estate Litigation at DLA Piper, where he has held a number of senior management positions including head of its transactional, litigation, planning and construction businesses. An accredited CEDR mediator, solicitor-advocate and former chairman of the Property Litigation Association. His extensive experience in the real estate sector includes strategic advice to his clients on the Trellis, London’s tallest tower, the transformational regeneration of Mount Pleasant and many other schemes, including rights to light. His contentious practice includes major international arbitration wins and numerous reported cases in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and other tribunals.

Career

Trained at Clifford Chance, qualified 1994. Made partner at DLA Piper 2000.

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Property Litigation Association.

Education

Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.

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Cycling, skiing, triathlon, travel.

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Ian Brierley - DLA Piper

Within: Property litigation

DLA Piper's strength lies in handling rights of light and other neighbourly and property development-related matters alongside contentious landlord and tenant issues. Fully accredited CEDR mediator Ian Brierley heads the 'knowledgeable, experienced and reactive' team, which includes senior associate Alasdair Thomas, who has a specialism in contentious property development matters. In recent significant work, the team advised the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on whether the event of Brexit will frustrate its lease of its premises in Canary Wharf with the claimant, Canary Wharf Group, seeking a declaration that this was not the case.

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