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Role All Advocate Associate Barrister Company Secretary Consultant Director European Financial Controller Hong Kong Office Managing Director Hong Kong Regional Head of Corporate Legal Executive Of Counsel Other Legal Paralegal Partner Professional Support Professional Support Lawyer Senior Counsel Solicitor Trainee Trust Manager
Practice area All Business - Banking Business - Brands Business - BVI Business - Charities and not-for-profit Business - Commercial litigation & arbitration Business - Corporate Business - Corporate finance Business - Cultural assets & art Business - Employment Business - Financial services regulatory Business - Hotels Business - Insolvency Business - Investment management Business - IP, media & reputation management Business - Italy Business - Legal risk management Business - Real estate Business - Tax Personal - Cultural assets & art Personal - Divorce & family law Personal - Elder law Personal - Employment Personal - Family office & family business Personal - Financial services regulatory Personal - Italy Personal - Landed estates Personal - Legal risk management Personal - Litigation Personal - Philanthropy & charitable giving Personal - Probate & trust management Personal - Residential real estate Personal - Tax Personal - Trust & succession disputes Personal - Wealth structuring Personal - Wills & succession planning
Location All BVI Geneva Greenwich CT Hong Kong London Milan New Haven New York
Partner and Real Estate Practice Group Leader
Paul's focus is on commercial real estate with a particular emphasis on property investment, acting for major private and institutional investors. He has particular experience in charity property (whether functional, trading or investment) and leasehold reform work.
He also acts for numerous ‘household name' retailers in relation to their premises.
Paul has advised on the investment property portfolio acquisitions for The Paul Hamlyn Foundation and an ultra high net worth investor.
Paul has also been involved in the acquisition of the highest value freehold to date on Wellcome Estate for group of lessees.
Paul regularly lectures for CLT on aspects of landlord and tenant law most recently in November 2006 and again on the subject of leasehold reform in April 2007.
In April 2007 Paul also gave presentations in New York and Greenwich, Connecticut to US fund managers on UK commercial real estate.
Paul has written the real estate chapter in Tolley's Charities Manual, Real estate news briefings on property investment, REITs, retail property and leasehold reform. Along with a series of briefing notes for various aspects of leasehold reform.
Charities Property Association
Paul takes those opportunities family life affords to savour the delights of the English country pub and the cultural landscape of Europe.
Paul Brecknell
Tel: +44 (0)20 7597 6037
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