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Sébastien Marcelin-Rice

Sébastien Marcelin-Rice

UK 2026

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About

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UK

Practice Areas

Sébastien Marcelin-Rice is a banking partner in Baker McKenzie’s London office specialising in real estate finance, real estate private equity, distressed investing and the financing of special situations mostly in the real estate space. Sébastien advises a mix of sponsors and lenders in these areas and has extensive experience in advising on cross-border European financings.

Sébastien leads our Real Estate Finance practice in London and sits on our Global Real Estate Finance steering committee. Sébastien also has broad experience across a range of other financing transactions and products including restructuring work. Sébastien joined Baker McKenzie in 2012 from another leading law firm where he trained and qualified in 2002. He is fluent in English, French and Italian and speaks conversational German.

Personal

College of Law at London (L.P.C.) (1999)

Oxford Brookes University (Post Graduate Degree Law) (1998)

Oxford University (Exeter College) (B.A. Psychology & Philosophy, 2.1 BA Honors) (1997)

Languages Spoken

English, French and Italian

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Real Estate Finance - UK-wide

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Sébastien Marcelin-Rice leads the firm's real estate finance practice in London. He is experienced in acting for a range of sponsors and lenders, and is noted for his expertise in transactions with a cross-border nature, particularly in the hotel sector.

Strengths

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  • Sébastien has a great mind. He's a hard worker and is creative, passionate and client-oriented.

    Real Estate FinanceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Sébastien is a commercial lawyer. He is proactive and super responsive.

    Real Estate FinanceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • He is an exceptional lawyer. Always available, always solutions-led and incredibly capable across jurisdictions.

    Real Estate FinanceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Seb has great strength in understanding complex legal problems quickly and coming up with pragmatic solutions.

    Real Estate FinanceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Seb not only has excellent knowledge of the spectrum of market positions, but is also able to cut through the detail and identify and clearly communicate the most fundamental points for our business.

    Real Estate FinanceChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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