Joanne Wright
Senior Associate
Specialisms and expertise
- Investment and letting work for UK and international investors and developers
- Portfolio acquisitions and disposals
- The property aspects of corporate transactions
- Leading asset management work with particular emphasis on retail and offices.
Past and present projects
- Advising on the property aspects of a 50:50 joint venture for the £450 million development of a mixed use scheme in central London.
- Advising on the property aspects of the corporate acquisition of a £40 million shopping centre in Essex.
- Acting for a German fund on the £39 million acquisition of an office building in Liverpool.
- Acting for top FTSE companies on the acquisitions of several properties for development.
Types of client
- Top FTSE listed property companies
- Institutions
- Corporate clients in a range of sectors
- German open-ended funds.
Achievements and other appointments
Joanne speaks excellent German and studied at the University of Göttingen for one year. She is a member of the British-German Jurist Association and of the Association of Women in Property.
The Commercial Property team is praised in the leading independent guide to law firms, Chambers UK 2009 for being a “no-nonsense, incisive and efficient team” who impress clients with its dedicated service. One client commented, “You always feel the lawyers are doing their best for you and they have never let us down”.
Profile
Joanne joined Thomson Snell & Passmore in 2009 having qualified as a solicitor in 1998. Joanne trained at a City firm and then worked at London firm Nabarro LLP for almost nine years.