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Bird & Bird LLP

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Outside of its continued strength in the retail sector, Bird & Bird LLP has seen an uptick in work from the logistics and sports industries. Group head Jonathan Baker handles an array of commercial property matters, with particular expertise in development and finance, and Peter Nicholson’s expertise straddles acquisitions, disposals, and investments, and landlord and tenant issues. Lorna Young continues to be a key point of reference for retail and consumer clients, while Charlotte Addley supports on management and disposal in the retail and office sectors.
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  • ‘The best part about working with Bird & Bird is their breadth of capabilities. In addition to the commercial property agreement that they worked on, they also helped in areas including intellectual property, GDPR, commercial contracts, and more. Whenever we had a problem, they had an expert who was experienced and available to help.’

  • ‘Charlotte Addley was a key standout individual for our project. She was able to help us navigate a complicated lease with many conditions and find practical solutions.’

  • 'The people at B&B are true partners and care about your problems and how to solve them.'

  • 'Lorna Young and Peter Nicholson are some of the most professional and intelligent folks I have ever worked with.'

Key clients

  • Alo Europe Limited
  • Hong Kong Investor
  • Evelyn Partners
  • Commercial Acceptances Limited
  • You Me Bum Bum Train
  • UK Haidilao Pte. Ltd
  • Kaz Hotels Limited
  • ENEOS Europe Limited
  • Soeur UK Ltd
  • Omnicell Ltd
  • SMCP UK Limited
  • Gaussion Limited

Work highlights

Acting for American athletic apparel retailer, Alo, on several store acquisitions and their continued UK (and Europe-wide) brand expansion exercise.
Advising long-standing Hong Kong investor clients on the sale of the Trinity Portfolio, which is being marketed in partnership with collaborators at Jones Lang LaSalle.
Assisted VF with its lease renewal programme of a number of its retail premises throughout England for globally recognised brands including Vans, Timberland, and The North Face.

Practice head

Jonathan Baker

Other key lawyers

Peter Nicholson; Lorna Young; Charlotte Addley