Brigid A. North

Partner

Advises on real estate development and investment transactions and counsels corporate occupiers with a practical, commercially minded approach and strong technical knowledge

“Outstanding.”

The Legal 500 UK, Real Estate: Commercial Property: Development

“Brigid North is skilled at mixed-use and residential development projects.”

The Legal 500 UK, Real Estate: Commercial Property: Development

“Highly commercial with a fantastic level of technical legal knowledge.”

The Legal 500 UK, Real Estate: Commercial Property: Development

Brigid draws on her extensive knowledge of the real estate industry to guide clients through the opportunities and challenges of an evolving market. 

She advises developers on all aspects of mixed-use and residential development projects, from site acquisition to exit strategies. She also works with corporate occupiers in the retail, office and leisure sectors on pre-lets and lettings within development and redevelopment sites.

Experience

Representative matters

Advised a joint venture between Mace Developments and Doric Properties on all real estate aspects of the £150 million regeneration of Botley town centre in Oxford by way of a mixed-use scheme comprising student accommodation, retail units, and community uses. This complex project involved advice on site assembly, acquisition, pre-lets, funding, forward sales, structuring, tax, and construction.
Acted for a Chinese developer on a $1 billion project in Nine Elms in London, a substantial mixed-use development of more than one million square feet comprising 491 apartments, a five-star hotel, and two high-rise towers.
Advised Greycoat in a joint venture with Goldman Sachs in relation to the acquisition and pre-letting of Procession House, a prime office block at Ludgate Circus in London.

Recognitions

  • Listed as a Leading Partner in The Legal 500 UK for Real Estate: Commercial Property: Development, 2023-2027

  • Recognised with the Editor’s Choice Award at the Citywealth Powerwomen Awards, 2018

Credentials

Education

  • Nottingham Law School, LPC
  • University of Nottingham, B.A., Hons, Law with French
  • Université Montesquieu IV, Bordeaux, Certificat de droit français

Professional admissions & qualifications

  • England and Wales

Languages spoken

French

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