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Provided by Laura Gorman
Laura is a partner in the Oxford real estate team specialising in commercial property. She advises clients across a variety of sectors including education, life sciences, property development, charities and retail.
Laura has particular experience in advising both developers and landowners on residential and commercial development schemes, including site assembly, debt and forward funding and onward sales/lettings.
She also acts regularly for clients in the science and technology sectors in relation to leasehold premises, particularly start-up and spin-out companies, and assists those acquiring newly built premises.
Laura has significant experience acting for charitable clients on property disposals and advising on compliance with the relevant regulatory regime. She is also a charity trustee in a voluntary capacity.
Slaughter and May, Trainee solicitor (2013 – 2015)
Slaughter and May, Associate (2015 – 2016)
Penningtons Manches Cooper, Associate (2016 – 2019)
Penningtons Manches Cooper, Senior associate (2019 – 2024)
Penningtons Manches Cooper, Partner (2024)
Laura is the vice-chair of the Thames Valley branch of Women in Property.
University of Cambridge, Jesus College
MA in Law
2009 - 2012
BPP Law School
Legal Practice Course
2012 - 2013
Provided by Chambers
Laura is a senior associate at Penningtons Manches Cooper. She regularly acts on transactional work involved with housing, commercial and care home developments, overage and land options and promotion agreements.
Provided by Chambers
Laura is reliable, knowledgeable and diligent.
She's very responsive and easy to work with. Her legal advice is always excellent, balanced with a strong commercial understanding of what's important to us.
Laura is a great all-round real estate lawyer.
Laura is reliable, knowledgeable and diligent.
She's very responsive and easy to work with. Her legal advice is always excellent, balanced with a strong commercial understanding of what's important to us.
Laura is a great all-round real estate lawyer.