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Paul Lawrence

Paul Lawrence

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Legal 500 UK 2022

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Paul is Head of the Real Estate group in the UK. He's led on numerous landmark real estate transactions in the UK and internationally.

Paul regularly acts for international investors, particularly those in the private wealth sphere. He specialises in property investment and development and charities. Paul established FORA (Family Office Real Estate Advisors) and was, until recently, a trustee and sat on the property committee of Richmond Foundation.

He speaks English, French and Spanish.

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CV

Since 2001 Partner, Taylor Wessing
1994 - 2001 Associate, Taylor Wessing
1992 - 1994 Trainee, Taylor Joynson Garrett
1994 Admitted as a lawyer, England, Wales
1991 LLB (Hons), Manchester University

Career

Since 2001 Partner, Taylor Wessing
1994 - 2001 Associate, Taylor Wessing
1992 - 1994 Trainee, Taylor Joynson Garrett

Education

1994 Admitted as a lawyer, England, Wales
1991 LLB (Hons), Manchester University

Memberships & Associations

Chairman of FORA (Family Office Real Estate Advisors)
Trustee and member of property committee of RPLC (Richmond Parish Lands Charity)

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English French Spanish

Awards

Legal 500 UK 2022

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Commercial property - corporate occupiers

Chambers UK 2020

Leading individual - Real Estate: International real estate practice leader Paul Lawrence wins praise from sources for being "hands-on, diligent and very detail-oriented." He has a broad commercial real estate practice and regularly advises overseas clients, including asset managers, property developers and ultra high net worth families.

Chambers UK 2019

Leading individual - Real Estate: Big Ticket (Band 6): Paul Lawrence is the practice leader for the firm's international real estate teams. He centres his practice on large-scale real estate investment and development matters on behalf of clients including international investors and funds. Sources say he is "pragmatic and highly organised."

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