Paul Lawrence

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, property finance and charities.

He speaks English, French, and Spanish.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Real estate & construction

Real estate development

Real estate finance

Structured real estate

Real estate acquisition & investment

Corporate occupiers

Data Centre Expertise

Israel group

Sectors

Private wealth

Real estate

Offices

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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)

Additional languages

English French Spanish

Awards

Legal 500 UK 2022

Featured

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."