Mills & Reeve LLP acts for regional, national and international clients from its Norwich office, where it has a deep bench of specialists handling multimillion-pound development projects. Carina Davis has a national reputation for development and regeneration work, for which she leads the firm-wide team, while Caroline Dean is the standout partner for development projects and strategic land matters. David Siddall handles high-value corporate real estate matters including complex and M&A mandates involving significant property assets, and large-scale procurement projects. Portfolio acquisition and landlord and tenant specialist Lisa-Marie Kennedy, residential development and affordable housing adviser Zoe Cooke, and Anna Aldous, whose development work includes large-scale mixed-use schemes, are also recommended.
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- 'Good skills and wide experience.'
- 'Experience and good communication generally.'
Key clients
- Anglia Innovation Partners LLP (Norwich Research Park)
- Breck Farm Trustees
- Brown Family (Holt)
- CEMEX UK Operations Limited
- Central Trust
- City College Norwich
- Clifford Estate Company Limited
- Colman Family Trust
- Countrywide Legal Indemnities Limited
- Diocese of East Anglia
- East Anglian Air Ambulance
- Easton College
Work highlights
Representing the landowner trustees of Breck Farm in connection with the proposed sale of a key area of strategic development land in Norwich.
Acting on behalf of seven different coach operator companies based around England & Wales on the sale of the shares in their business to a Newly Incorporated Company which was funded through private equity and the shareholders of the selling companies.
Advised University of East Anglia and John Innes Foundation on a long-term investment deal with real estate investment manager Vengrove.
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Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Carina Davis; Caroline Dean; David Siddall
Other key lawyers
Lisa-Marie Kennedy; Anna Aldous; Zoe Cooke