Leveraging the firm’s wider real estate teams, the corporate occupier practice at Gowling WLG acts for a variety of clients in a number of complex transactional and strategic work relating to the development and leasing of headquarters buildings, investments, and property portfolio management matters. Practice lead Helen Emmerson’s energy and utility specialism has seen her engaged in renewables and alternative energy projects. Felicity Lindsay is particularly sought out for portfolio acquisitions and disposals, while Emma Pioli oversees asset management. Nick Bridgman chiefly advises landlords and tenants within the logistics, retail, and office sectors.
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Key clients
- Birds Eye
- Coca-Cola European Partners
- DPD
- Halfords
- HMRC
- Howdens Joinery
- The Hut Group
- IM Properties
- Lidl
- Made.com
- Metro Bank
- NFU Mutual
- Pandora
- Pearson
- Royal London
- Landsec U+I
- Weetabix
- Young & Co.'s Brewery
Work highlights
Advising Metsä on the construction of a new tissue factory in Goole, Yorkshire for Metsä Tissue.
Advising Royal London Mutual Assurance Society on the purchase of 50% of British Land' stake in its 1 Triton Square office development for £192.5m to transform the Regent's Place scheme into a life sciences and innovation hub.
Advising Slate Management on its acquisition and financing of Morrisons Regional Distribution Centre in Bridgwater, UK from Aviva Investors.
Practice head
Helen Emmerson
Other key lawyers
Felicity Lindsay; Emma Pioli; Nick Bridgman