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James Pontifex

Senior Associate

Email

james.pontifex@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 1251

Offices

London

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James is a member of the Real Estate team in London.

He has acted on a wide range of commercial property transactions from developments and financings to acquisitions and disposals, as well as lettings for both landlords and occupiers.

James has particular experience of large-scale renewable energy and infrastructure projects

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • A private equity fund on its acquisition of a £600m portfolio of industrial and office assets.
  • A global investment manager on its indirect disposal of 45 Pall Mall, London.
  • A global real estate investor on its lease to HSBC of its new HQ at Panorama St Pauls, a best-in-class office development in the City of London.
  • The landlord on pre-let agreement for Blackstone’s headquarters on Berkeley Square, London.
  • A global alternative asset manager on its formation of joint venture platforms on the Iberian peninsula in the residential and student housing sectors.
  • A joint venture on its redevelopment and refinancing of 280 Bishopsgate, London.
  • The lenders on the development financing of Paddington Central.
  • A portfolio of lenders on the financing of Harwell Science and Innovation Campus.
  • A European energy company on its redevelopment of decommissioned power station sites across the UK.
  • A joint venture partner on its development of the UK’s largest offshore windfarm.

Pro bono

  • Managed and volunteered at community law centre providing pro bono legal advice to those living and working in the borough.
  • Advising a charity on their first registration and subsequent disposal (with overage) of surplus rural land.

Published Work

  • Practical Lending and Security Precedents, Sweet & Maxwell, 2021 (contributor)

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a Solicitor (England and Wales), 2016

Academic

MA, History, Oxford University, 2011

Languages

Spanish
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.