UK Guide 2026 : UK-wide
Ranked Individuals
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Clifford Chance has a multifaceted and market-leading real estate finance team. The group regularly works with leading banks and financial institutions on a variety of matters including mezzanine finance, development finance and CMBS. The firm is adept at handling cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters. It is particularly proficient in the financing of major hospitality and industrial assets.
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Clifford Chance acted for Cheyne Capital on the £525 million refinancing of four Leonardo NYX Hotels in London.
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Clifford Chance is a market leader for complex and sophisticated matters. The team are knowledgeable and efficient, always ready to help, and their advice is commercial and pragmatic.
Clifford Chance are very commercial, extremely experienced and a pleasure to work with.
The team have in-depth knowledge of legal structures and underpin transactions from their extensive knowledge of the market.
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Andrew Carnegie is highly regarded for his considerable experience handling cross-border financing and securitisation matters. He has experience handling transactions concerning a broad range of asset classes including hotels, logistics and residential.
Andrew is practical and always available for his clients. He goes the extra mile and always gets back to you. He is extremely knowledgeable and experienced.
Barry is very experienced. He has seen most things in the market and has done a lot of high-value, complex transactions. He is very commercial and a great deal lawyer.
Barry is very user-friendly, client-focused and easy to work with. He's sensitive to making a deal happen.
Emma is very skilled in nuanced and complicated situations. She is creative, solutions-oriented and balanced in perspective.
Emma has extensive understanding of legal and market issues in this field. She is always a pleasure to work with, even during challenging times on transactions.
She's great.
Laura Smallcombe routinely advises lenders, including major banks, in transactions both domestically and in Europe. Her practice encompasses a wide range of real estate finance matters such as refinancings and acquisition financings.
I really rate Laura, she was excellent on the deal.
Claire Fawcett regularly advises clients on large-scale developments for a range of corporate, residential and hotel projects. She also has experience handling data centre financings.
Claire is a pleasure to work with.
She's definitely very strong on data centre work.
Jessica Lamb is developing a diverse practice across a variety of real estate finance matters. She regularly assists with portfolio refinancings and project financings.
Jessica is brilliant. She works incredibly hard, is incredibly organised and is technically good.
Jessica is a superstar. I'm very impressed by her.
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