Paul is a senior Real Estate Partner leading the Real Estate Teams on Real Estate Finance , Nuclear and Fusion. He has had extensive management experience having had two tenures as Head of Real Estate and a12 year tenure as the firm’s finance partner sitting on the firm's management and strategy committee. He has also led the Firm’s International Trade Team since its inception.
He regularly acts for a number of UK clearing banks as well as a growing number of debt funds, investment banks and private banks ranging from the likes of HSBC, Metlife, PUMA, Kinetic, RBS and Weatherbys. He is a well-known face to most lenders and intermediaries in the City and has been an active supporter of the Association of Property Lenders since it was founded in 1991. Paul and his team assist lenders in any scenario where there is an underlying real estate asset. They transact around £3 billion of debt annually across development finance, investment finance, refinancing and restructuring with particular expertise in the alternative asset classes of student accommodation, hotels, and healthcare.
Paul is also regarded as an expert when it comes to the real estate aspects of the Nuclear and Fusion industries. He leads the firm's real estate nuclear team acting for a wide variety of clients operating in the nuclear sector including EDF, UK Atomic Energy Authority , RWM and GE Healthcare. He the real estate contributor to the highly acclaimed Burges Salmon Guide to Nuclear Law.
The international trade team led by Paul supports multi-national organisations and institutions, entrepreneurial businesses and wealthy individuals and families with cross-border interests. Our services include specialist UK/EU advice to clients acting internationally as well as co-ordinating advice for our clients across multiple jurisdictions. Paul also leads the firm’s work with inbound clients into the UK assisting their UK market entry and expansion.