Richard Ellard

Partner

Specialisms and expertise

  • Investment acquisitions and disposals
  • Regeneration, renewal and development projects
  • Advising on the property aspects of corporate transactions
  • The disposal of surplus land.

Past and present projects

  • Leading the asset management team for a property based pension fund.
  • Advising an east Kent local authority on numerous regeneration projects including a joint venture to construct a new business park and thereafter providing advice in relation to the letting scheme.
  • Leading the team advising a property based pension funding in connection with all contentious and non-contentious asset management matters.
  • Leading the team advising a further education college in connection with the construction of a new £35 million college including property, construction and procurement.
  • Advising a company in connection with its head office relocation including the acquisition of new leasehold premises together with complicated pre-emption rights and thereafter providing asset management advice in connection with previous headquarters being retained for investment purposes.

Types of client

  • Public sector bodies including local authorities, housing associations, NHS Trusts, further education colleges and charities.
  • Pension funds, banks and investment companies.
  • Corporate landlords and tenants.

Achievements and other appointments

Richard is acknowledged in leading independent guide to UK law firms, Chambers UK as a leader in his field. He is acknowledged in the 2011 edition for the way he “pursues a way of working in partnership with clients and is very easy to get hold of”. He is praised in the 2010 edition of The Legal 500 for his ability to “retain a vast amount of knowledge”.

Richard has written various articles on regeneration issues focusing on the Thames Gateway in particular. He has participated in a number of conferences speaking about collaboration between the private and public sector and the regeneration of the Thames Gateway.

Profile

Richard joined the firm in 2006 from a Kent firm. Richard was previously a managing associate in Linklaters London office.