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Rick Read

Partner

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About

Rick heads the firm’s Real Estate team. He has more than 25 years’ experience acting for UK and international investors and occupiers on all aspects of their UK property legal requirements. Clients include UK and international investment funds, corporates and law firms.

He sits on the Burges Salmon International Committee, overseeing the firm’s relationships with its preferred firms in Europe. He has also served for 5 years on the firm’s Executive Committee.

Experience

  • Virgin Group: Advising on the acquisition of its new London headquarters in Fitzrovia.
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund: Advising on its UK wide hotel portfolio.
  • Darwin Alternative Investment Management: Advising on its three funds, transacting more than £1 billion in assets.
  • US bank: Advising on its UK office requirements.
  • Singaporean investor: Advising on its acquisition of hotels across the UK.
  • Australian mining company: Advising on its London office move.

Credentials

  • Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales 2000.

Areas of expertise

Sector focus

Office

“Richard Read is simply outstanding - very responsive, very commercially focused and provides well-thought-out advice.”

Legal 500 UK, 2025

“Richard Read is outstanding as lead partner. We have worked with him for over 15 years and would recommend him unreservedly. He is technically very able, an excellent negotiator and very commercial in approach.”

Legal 500 UK, 2024

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