London law firm Edwin Coe is expanding its real estate practice with three partner appointments covering property disputes, real estate finance and leasehold enfranchisement.
Paul Henson (main picture) has joined the firm’s Property Disputes team from Irwin Mitchell, while Andy King will arrive from Mills & Reeve later this month and William Bethune will join from Harold Benjamin in October.
The appointments form part of a wider five-partner recruitment drive that will increase Edwin Coe’s partnership from 46 to 51 following a year in which the firm generated revenue of £44m.
The expansion strengthens the firm’s property expertise at a time when leasehold reform, financing conditions and increasingly complex landlord and tenant matters continue to shape the residential and commercial markets.
PROPERTY EXPERTISE
Henson advises commercial and individual clients on freehold and leasehold disputes, residential and commercial landlord and tenant matters, break clauses, dilapidations, restrictive covenants and the recovery of rent and service charges.
He also works with private banks, LPA receivers, liquidators and administrators.
Henson says: “I’m excited to join Edwin Coe and build on the strong foundations already established by the Property Disputes team.
“There is a real opportunity to continue developing the practice and its profile, while working alongside colleagues across Real Estate and the wider firm to support clients across a broad range of property matters.”
King brings more than 15 years’ experience advising lenders and borrowers on UK and cross-border real estate finance.
His work covers investment and development finance, acquisitions, refinancing, restructuring, distressed real estate and security enforcement.
LEASEHOLD REFORM
Bethune is currently Partner and Head of Leasehold Enfranchisement at Harold Benjamin and previously worked at Trowers & Hamlins.
He advises landlords, investors, developers and leaseholders and will add specialist expertise in enfranchisement and commonhold.
His recent work includes complex Right to Manage cases, rights of first refusal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 and commonhold advice ahead of further reforms.
Alison Broadberry, Managing Partner at Edwin Coe, says: “Our clients’ legal, commercial and personal interests increasingly cross traditional practice boundaries, particularly across private capital, property, finance and disputes.
“These appointments strengthen our ability to be collaborative in how we bring together expertise across the firm.”
The three property appointments accompany the recruitment of private client partners Judith Millar and Elizabeth Neale from Broadfield Law.
