The ‘highly experienced’ team at Forsters LLP is well-equipped to handle mandates from a range of developers and investors in the commercial real estate industry. The group is led by Sarah Cook, who is advising on a growing volume of residential real estate developments. Emily Holdstock drives the practice’s life sciences offering, while Richard Spring is regularly instructed on major residential and student accommodation developments. Daniel Burr specialises in complex multi-party development projects.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The Forsters construction team is highly skilled, experienced and accurate, but at the same time flexible and innovative in finding solutions to issues. They are timely, responsive when needed, and very attentive to clients' requirements.’

  • ‘Sarah Cook is very personable and enjoyable to work with. She is extremely good at disseminating complex issues into clear, pragmatic advice in plain language.’

  • ‘As always, it is the people that provide Forsters with its uniqueness. This is outlined by the whole team, lead by the key contact, who fully understands the issue and the needs to resolve it, bringing individual expertise with the same attitude and approach to serving the client.’

  • ‘They take the time to talk and understand the wider issues, which provides greater context and understanding which then informs their approach. The rapport and relationships built have endured as theirs is a genuine respect and understanding.’

  • ‘The construction team at Forsters was recommended to us for their experience and pragmatic approach and we were not disappointed.'

  • 'A special ability to take an extremely complex matter and translate it into something understandable. The level of legal knowledge was deep.’

Key clients

  • Warner Bros
  • McDonald's Restaurants Limited
  • Knight Dragon Developments
  • British Airways Pension Fund (via BlackRock as external asset managers)
  • Notting Hill Genesis
  • Owners of Former Intu Shopping Centres
  • Swiss Life Asset Management
  • Fiera Real Estate UK
  • Reignwood Investments / Wentworth Golf Club
  • Octopus Real Estate
  • HG Living
  • PATRIZIA UK

Practice head

Sarah Cook

Other key lawyers

Emily Holdstock; Richard Spring; Daniel Burr; Polly Streather; Victoria Sheehan-Dare