Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• ‘Simon Kenley is highly professional. He takes a considered, solutions-oriented approach to transactions and overall advice.’
• ‘Chris de Pury is a very senior member of the team, but always makes time to participate in working meetings. He is well known and deeply connected in the sector, which brings great benefit to the growth of our business.’
• ‘Adam Bogdanor is always supportive and provides high-quality legal and commercial advice. If a problem arises, he is likely to have seen it before, and he is always available at short notice.’
• 'Verity Waington is a fantastic real estate lawyer. She is always available, highly commercial, and across every aspect of the deal.’
• ‘The real estate, corporate, and tax teams work together seamlessly on transactions. The different disciplines collaborate effectively and pull together to get the deal over the line. When working with BCLP, it feels as though they are client-side rather than an external team, creatively working through problems with us.’
• ‘The team are always extremely supportive when we are considering a transaction and do not necessarily ‘start the clock’. They are responsive, available, and provide strong partner input, which gives us confidence in the advice we receive. We always feel they are part of our team.’
• 'Simon Kenley is highly professional and trustworthy. Takes a considered and solution-oriented approach to transactions and overall advice.'
• ‘There is great strength in depth across the BCLP team.’
• ‘They are commercial and their team is strongly led.'
• 'Very strong team led by Simon Kenley. Professional, commercial, and honest.''Depth of capability across all sectors of legal advisory - tax, corporate, construction, transactions is extensive, with a depth of bench (reserves) that means service consistency at all times. Commercial in their approach - provide sensible advice that’s not just risk adverse, but rather is commercially adjusted to clients' needs.'

Key clients

• Goldman Sachs
• EDGE
• Landsec
• Oxford Properties
• Tristan Capital Partners
• The Unite Group
• The Crown Estate
• Federated Hermes
• KKR
• OneIM
• Ashby Capital
• AXA
• Aviva
• Tesco
• Grosvenor
• Canary Wharf Group
• Burstone

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Celia Berg

Adam Bogdanor

Claire Milton

Samant Narula

Verity Waington