Addleshaw Goddard is home to a well-experienced real estate team which regularly advises on structuring and advising agreements, development projects, asset management and financing matters. The team is co-headed by Sylvie Chandesris, who specialises in financing and acquisitions, Neslihan Gabriel Denizkurdu, whose established client base includes investors, property developers, and portfolio management companies, and Edouard Vitry, a key contact for property disputes. Gabriel-Denizkurdu joined from Fairway A.A.R.P.I. in February 2025.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team are experts in their field and always seem to find the time to assist their clients and come up with solutions time and again.’
- ‘Edouard Vitry and Blandine Bourelle have superb personality, great sense of humour and are enjoyable to work with and be around but most importantly also deliver what is asked of them. ’
- ‘The team is very knowledgeable in the real estate sector.’
- ‘We have been working with Edouard Vitry and Blandine Bourelle for many years and appreciate their knowledge, professionalism and responsiveness. ’
- ‘This is a team loyal to its clients and partners. They are dealmakers.’
- ‘The team provides swift response to our needs.’
- 'Sylvie Chandesris and Edouard Vitry have competence within property sales. They are professional, succinct and dependable.’
- ‘The team take the time to understand the client's background, capacity and objectives so that all relevant circumstances and issues are known when giving advice’
Key clients
- Kai Yuan Holdings Limited
- Al Wathba Stud
- Equinix
- N+P Group
- Normandy Memorial Trust
- Alderan
- Kroll Advisory Limited
- Klépierre
- State Street Global Advisors SSGA
- PGL Travel Ltd
- Sustainable Development Capital SDCL
- Prologium
- Klésia
- Mimco Asset Management
- Réalités
- Unofi Gestion d’Actifs
- Maison du Danemark
- Wikivillage
- Compass Group France
- QNB
Work highlights
Advised Kai Yuan Holdings Limited, owner of the Paris Marriott Champs-Élysées hotel, on the €175m refinancing of the hotel with a banking pool led by Société Générale.
Advised Al Wathba Stud on the acquisition of the Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard, which was put up for sale for €26.8 million.
Advising EQUINIX for more than 15 years alongside with its rapid growth in France, including assisting the landlord regarding the off-plan commercial lease.
Practice head
Sylvie Chandesris; Neslihan Gabriel-Denizkurdu; Edouard Vitry
Other key lawyers
Blandine Bourelle