UK Guide 2026 : UK-wide
Ranked Individuals
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Jones Day acts for a long list of leading investor and borrower clients. It is adept at handling a wide range of property finance matters, including investment loans, portfolio transactions and development financings. The firm is accomplished at office, hospitality and logistics financing. It regularly handles financing work across multiple European jurisdictions, in addition to fielding a strong domestic practice.
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Jones Day are very strong technically on real estate financing. They are very knowledgeable and are able to distil complicated situations into simple summaries to enable efficient decision-making.
The team are extremely responsive and available, with a great service always provided.
The team at Jones Day are responsive, thoughtful and have very strong structuring expertise. They understand what matters in a transaction and are able to thoughtfully manage a deal process.
The team at Jones Day provide an excellent service and are attentive, responsive and solutions-oriented.
Jones Day offer very tailored, bespoke advice. They are very pragmatic, commercial and get to the heart of the issue.
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Andrew Barker acts for lenders such as banks and other financial institutions on real estate finance transactions. He advises on acquisition, investment and development financing matters, often with a cross-border component.
Andrew is great to work with. He is able to digest complexity very quickly and explain it in a concise way, and facilitate solutions if there are issues.
Emily Stew is well regarded in the market for her expertise in advising both lenders and borrowers on an array of real estate financing transactions. She has experience in both domestic and international transactions.
Emily is very pragmatic, hard-working and detail-oriented.
Emily is excellent. She is incredibly detail-oriented and very good at running a complex case.
Emily Stew is incredibly impressive. She is super efficient, commercial, and she works incredibly hard.
Emily is an incredibly clear-thinking, effective and constructive negotiator.
Luke is very good technically in challenging situations.
Luke is technically strong.
Matthew Trafford has experience acting for banks and other financial institutions on a wide array of real estate transactions.
Matt is really considered, process-oriented and structured. He is really good at getting to the heart of issues and tailors his service to the client.
Matthew is good with client engagement and able to effectively manage a process.
Matthew is very pragmatic and good to work with.
Matt is commercial, incredibly responsive and hard-working.
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