With a keen focus on logistics, offices, hotels and retail spaces, the real estate team at Addleshaw Goddard offers support on a range of matters including fund formation, asset deals, development projects, financings, leasing, and construction agreements. Practice head José Antonio Calleja assists with real estate asset and share deals, sale and leaseback transactions, financings, and construction contracts. These are also key areas of expertise for Candela Escribano, who shines in transactional matters involving shopping centres, offices, logistics projects, student accommodations and hotels.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The Addleshaw Goddard property and construction team are exceptional in their knowledge and client-facing skills.’
- ‘The Addleshaw Goddard team is known for its in-depth knowledge of the subject matter. This, combined with their experience and ability to provide practical legal solutions to the issues raised, is whatmakes them stand out.’
- ‘A highly competent and experienced team, with great capabilities to manage deals without generating conflicts, acting transparently and with excellent technical knowledge.’
- ‘José Antonio Calleja combines deep legal knowledge with extensive experience and the ability to act practically and efficiently in solving problems. He is a pro-deal lawyer, highly trusted, and has an excellent relationship with his clients.’
- ‘In-house lawyers value the ability of the team to adapt to the situations that arise, regardless of their level of complexity, as well as to overcome the complexities that arise during the management of the files, without losing their calm, empathising with the client and giving a response tailored to the client's needs. They also stand out for their technical competence, capacity, negotiating skills, their closeness to the client, taking on matters as if they were their own, and the fact that they always look for various alternative solutions to achieve the objective.’
- ‘José Antonio Calleja and Candela Escribano are considered internal lawyers of the company due to their closeness and commitment, feeling more like colleagues in the department than external lawyers. Clients have 100% confidence in them due to their high level of preparation, technical competence, and experience.’
- ‘This is a team with high technical knowledge as well as a very high capacity for negotiation and closing of complex deals.’
- ‘José Antonio Calleja and his right hand Candela Escribano are a perfect tandem for the Spanish real estate market.’
Key clients
- El Corte Inglés
- Silicius SOCIMI
- SCPI Iroko Zen
- EDP Group
- Mazabi
- Grupo Constructor Herce
- PageGroup
- Inapa
- Capza
- Amazon
- NiDra Homes
- Heracles
- McDonald’s
- Leroy Merlin
- Generali Real Estate
- Dachser Spain
- Valencia Club de Fútbol
- Excem Real Estate
- Kronos Investment Group
- El Corte Inglés
Work highlights
Advised Valencia Club de Fútbol on the sale of the plot of land where the current stadium of the club is located.
Advised Generali on the turnkey lease of the Alcalá 21 building for the installation of a hotel.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
José Antonio Calleja
Other key lawyers
Candela Escribano; Pilar Lorenzo