Known for being ‘commercially engaged’, DLA Piper undertakes complex cross-border disputes, leveraging its global network of offices. The team handles the contentious aspects of real estate management and investment, in addition to litigation concerning joint ventures and rent review. The ’very clever’ Ian Brierley leads the practice and handles big ticket litigation relating to land development. Kate Poole assists energy providers with judicial review proceedings concerning onshore wind projects, while James MacDonald-Pearce is well versed in rights of light and nuisance-related disputes. The ‘excellent’ Peter Fletcher provides strategic advice on a wide range of real estate matters, whereas the ’incredibly experienced’ Gemma Read focuses on multi-jurisdictional disputes involving planning and property.
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Témoignages
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‘Ian Brierley heads a top team.’
‘Gemma Read and Peter Fletcher are incredibly experienced and powerful lawyers.'
‘Ian Brierley has oodles of experience and leads the team well.'
‘Ian Brierley is a very clever and commercial lawyer. He never loses sight of the big picture but is equally comfortable with the detailed legal analysis.'
- 'Peter Fletcher is an excellent Senior Associate and a pleasure to work with.'
Clients clés
- Formal Holdings Limited
- Far East Consortium
- Blackstone
- European Medicines Agency
- Aroland Holdings Limited
- Oval Real Estate
- Shaftesbury
- PGIM
- Harrison Street
- Trillium
Points forts
- Acting for three defendants, including an offshore company and two directors, in High Court proceedings brought by a number of companies in the Steinhoff Group involving allegations of fraud, conspiracy, sham, and misrepresentation concerning a GBP100m facility agreement.
- Advising Aroland Properties in relation to its intended development of 1 Undershaft.
- Advising the European Medical Association in relation to ongoing litigation concerning its European headquarters at Canary Wharf.
Avocats
Hall of Fame
Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.
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Responsable de la pratique
Ian Brierley
Autres avocats clés
Kate Poole; James MacDonald-Pearce; Peter Fletcher; Gemma Read