Christopher Szostak

Practice Areas

Christopher Szostak is a Partner in the "Real Estate team" of the Gide Paris office. He advises on investments, developments and joint ventures. He also has a lease and litigation practice.

He is active in a wide breadth of industry segments including offices, retail, residential, industrial, self-storage, hotels and serviced residential. He acts on behalf of investors (listed property companies, funds, financial institutions), operators and end-users.

Christopher was recently involved in the sale of a Paris shopping centre, and various acquisitions (office building in the Paris CBD, industrial asset forward sale, self-storage assets). He is also involved in hotel projects (acquisitions, disposals, developments, hotel management agreements) and forward leases (e.g. industrial lease for around 120,000 sq.m., shopping centre anchor, office building in Paris CBD, self-storage asset).

Christopher holds an LLB in English and French law from King's College, London and a master's degree in private law from Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne). He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2002 and has been a Solicitor since 2000.

Career

Partner at Gide Loyrette Nouel (since 2010)

Gide Loyrette Nouel, Warsaw (2003-2005)

Joined Gide Loyrette Nouel (2000)

Admitted to the Paris Bar (2002)

Solicitor (England & Wales) (since 2000)

Trainee Solicitor, Allen & Overy, London and Paris (1998-2000)

Gide Loyrette Nouel, Real Estate Transactions & Financing Department (1995-1996)