Advising corporate occupiers, retailers, and high-net-worth individuals, Lewis Silkin provides counsel on dilapidations, rights of light, and protestor action, as well as on corporate asset management. At the helm of the practice, Brian Kilcoyne draws from extensive experience to offer clients crucial services on high-value landlord and tenant, contractual, and development disputes. Paul Hayes balances a busy workload of asset management work for corporate occupiers, protestor action matters, and development disputes.
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‘Lewis Silkin has a focused property litigation team, brilliantly led by Brian Kilcoyne, who positively fizzes with enthusiasm for his job and the elegantly crafted solutions to the problems his clients bring him.’
‘Brian Kilcoyne is the person I have most enjoyed working with: brilliant, fun, ingenious and able to think laterally. Truly one of the best in the field.’
‘We are fortunate to have found partners and associates in Lewis Silkin who understand our priorities: cost-efficiency, clarity, and strategic thinking. They explain difficult concepts in plain English and identify the key pressure points quickly. In short, we want lawyers who think like business people, and who treat our time and money with the same care they would their own. The individuals we work with consistently demonstrate that approach.’
‘We have worked with Brian Kilcoyne in litigation for many years and always look for him to come up with the killer argument that could work to our advantage in a dispute or negotiations. Brian can cut through complex issues and deliver clear, actionable advice, which is invaluable.’
‘Brian Kilcoyne. Certainly the right man for the job. He dispelled a large amount of the anxiety that goes with entering into a legal battle. He inspired confidence, as did Paul Hayes. It always appeared that the ship was I calm waters with Mr. Kilcoyne at the helm.’
‘Brian Kilcoyne is a very creative lawyer to work with, and enjoys the challenge of working together on something new.'
‘Brian Kilcoyne - "Brain" is the best way to describe him. He is very clever. Paul Hayes - excellent all round. Highly experienced. Brilliant with clients.’
‘Brian Kilcoyne has years of experience and an incisive mind, and can wrestle with and untangle the most knotty legal issues. He is also able to think laterally and is creative in his approach. Brian is complemented by Paul Hayes, who is quick, practical and has common sense in spades.’
'Excellent people with a great depth of knowledge.'
'Brian Kilcoyne: just excellent. A great lawyer and an original thinker.'
Key clients
- PizzaExpress (Restaurants) Limited
- The Interpublic Group Of Companies Inc
- Havas SA
- Bamford Trust plc
- Howden Group
- Daniel J Edelman Ltd
Work highlights
Advising Pizza Express (Restaurants) Ltd on a range of contentious asset management issues, with a particular focus on lease renewal work under the LTA 1954.
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Practice head
Brian Kilcoyne
Other key lawyers
Paul Hayes