Team
Herbert Smith Freehills’ UK real estate development team are the lawyers of choice for many of the world’s leading developers, investors, funders, private equity houses, occupiers and corporates. Our trademark is to combine in depth commercial knowledge of the real estate industry with coordinated property, planning, corporate, tax, construction, environment and litigation expertise to help our clients mitigate risk, augment returns and achieve their commercial goals.
This blog focuses mainly on updates related to real estate development. We have extensive experience in the field of real estate development law and have advised on many of the most high profile and complex property developments in the UK. Our clients include landowners, property developers, government departments and agencies, local authorities, charities, financial institutions, and energy and infrastructure promoters.
Our team is an experienced full service team, with expertise covering all stages in the real estate development process.
Key contacts
Planning

Matthew White
Partner and Head of UK planning practice, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2461

Catherine Howard
Partner, planning, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2858

Fiona Sawyer
Professional support lawyer, planning, LondonEmail+44 20 7466 2674
General real estate

Richard Forsdyke
Partner and Head of UK Real Estate Development, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2856

Jeremy Walden
Partner and Head of real estate practice (UK and EMEA), LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2198

Donald Rowlands
Partner, real estate, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2287

Ian Cox
Managing partner UK and US, Partner, real estate, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2043

Shelagh McKibbin
Partner, real estate, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2304

Julian Pollock
Partner, real estate, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2682

Nick Turner
Partner, real estate, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2640

David Rosen
Partner, real estate, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2648

Alice Dockar
Partner, real estate, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2636

Michelle Howie
Partner, real estate, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2104

Shona Grey
Partner, real estate, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2094

William Turnbull
Partner, real estate, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2497
Construction and engineering

Tim Healey
Partner, construction and engineering, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2356

Nicholas Downing
Partner and Joint head of construction and engineering practice, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2741
Real estate dispute resolution

Matthew Bonye
Partner and Head of real estate dispute resolution, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2162
Environment

Julie Vaughan
Senior associate, environment, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2745
Tax

Neil Warriner
Partner, real estate tax, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2330

William Arrenberg
Partner, real estate tax, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2574
Real estate finance

Gary Hommel
Partner, Head of finance, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2123

Simon Chadney
Partner, finance, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2993

Robert Carr
Partner, finance, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2110
Corporate real estate

Paul Chases
Partner and Head of corporate real estate, LondonEmail |
Profile+44 20 7466 2386