Slaughter and May continues to be at the forefront of headquarters development and relocation work, benefiting from the firm’s construction expertise to assist clients with fit-out works. Group head Jane Edwarde lends her broad expertise to an impressive client roster, including national professional football clubs and British multinational retailers. John Nevin boasts an enviable track record regarding acquisitions and disposals of all types of property interests, as well as demonstrating expertise in headquarters relocations for both national and global law firms. Similarly, Simon Bartle is highly recommended for major development projects, lettings, and disposals. Mark Gulliford supports the team with a variety of redevelopments, acquisitions, and disposals.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Hugely impressive team - excellent advice, trustworthy, commercial and very nice people to work with. A top-class firm.’
- ‘I have only ever come across excellent lawyers at Slaughter and May. All are fantastic. Simon Bartle stands out.'
- 'They have great experience and are very responsive.'
- 'John Nevin is excellent to work with, navigates his way through issues well and has great clarity of thought.'
- 'They perform to a high standard in the main. We get very good visibility on reporting for billing and the team offers flexibility.'
Key clients
- Arsenal
- Barclays
- Barratt Redrow
- Bupa
- Crisis
- Crystal Palace
- Diageo
- Equinix
- Everton
- INEOS
- John Lewis Partnership
- Knight Frank
- Masterworks
- Marks and Spencer
- MCC
- MoD
- Nimax Theatres
- Ocado
- Reed Smith
- SEGRO
Work highlights
Advising Knight Frank on its new headquarters at One Liverpool Street.
Advising Everton on its new 52,888-seat stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock.
Advising Westpac on its new London headquarters at Two Gresham.
Lawyers
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Leading associates
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Simon Bartle
Practice head
Jane Edwarde
Other key lawyers
John Nevin; Simon Bartle; Mark Gulliford