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Roger Thornton

Sector expertise:

• Commercial property investment, sales and purchases including wide experience of portfolio acquisitions and disposals
• Commercial property development, acting for developers and landowners

Professional experience:

• Acting for property investors on acquisitions and disposals of complex properties including shopping centres for Ellandi and retail and office portfolios for Rockspring.
• Advising on redevelopments and the associated funding and preletting aspects for UK funds including Rockspring UK Value Fund developments and a major Tristan Capital office park development.
• Acting for several leading plcs in relation to their office headquarters buildings including Old Mutual plc and Fremantle Media’s London HQs.
• Advising on strategic land residential development opportunities including PRS aspects
• Acting for City University on the redevelopment and expansion of its Central London portfolio including student accommodation aspects

Professional history: 

• Solicitor at Ashurst Morris Crisp and Norton Rose 1990-1999
• Partner, Head of Property, at RadcliffesLeBrasseur 2000
• Partner at Maples Teesdale 2004

Memberships of professional / academic bodies: 

• The British Property Federation (Commercial Property Sub Committee Member)
• The Cambridge University Land Society (Urban Regeneration Forum Member)
• The Commercial Real Estate Legal Association (Committee Member)

Awards and Recognition:

• Roger has been included in The Best Lawyers In The United Kingdom for his work in real estate