Image of Christopher Woolf

Christopher Woolf

Partner

Christopher is Global Co-Head of Real Estate.

Christopher has two decades of experience in the real estate sector, advising private equity funds, sovereign wealth vehicles, institutional investors, public bodies and family offices on their highest profile, largest value and most complex real estate matters. In the last ten years Christopher has been the lead advisor on over GBP15bn worth of transactions across Europe and the UK.

His broad practice encompasses investment acquisitions and disposals, whether structured as direct asset sales and purchases, or the selling and buying of property holding companies, partnerships and unit trusts; advising clients on the negotiation of real estate joint ventures, and the establishment of investment and operational platforms; significant ground up developments and refurbishments of existing stock; major landlord and tenant work, including acting for leading financial institutions on their own account real estate matters; and cross border investments, both single-asset deals and large multi-asset and multi-jurisdictional portfolio transactions.

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

Member, Law Society.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2003

Academic

BA, Modern History, Queen's College, Oxford University, 1998

CPE, Law, The College Of Law, York, 1999

LPC, LPC, The College Of Law, York, 2000

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.