Cathy is a commercial property lawyer who has been advising on a broad range of transactions for over 20 years. She has acted on major investment acquisitions, financing and development projects as well as advising on landlord and tenant issues in office, retail, industrial, leisure and mixed-use developments
Expertise
- Investment acquisitions and disposals
- Leasing transactions
- Development projects
- Forward sale agreements
- Conditional contracts
- Overage agreements
- Lease regearing
- Portfolio management
- Management transactions
Experience
- Advised on leases in major shopping centres across the UK on the launch of a toy retailer franchise.
- Advised on the property aspects of the acquisition of a London theatre.
- Acted for a global insurance broker in connection with its UK acquisitions.
- Advised on property management agreements and ancillary property documentation for a major London development.
- Acted for a private corporation in connection with the management and leasing of its property portfolio in London and the counties to a variety of tenants including government agencies, a global energy company, retail occupiers and financial advisers.
- Advised a privately owned Mayfair property owner in connection with complex leasehold structures and lettings of properties in and around Bond Street to luxury retailers.
- Advised small and mid-sized independent property companies on ongoing management work in a variety of sectors, in particular, local retail and hospitality outlets.
- Advised and acted on residential block management and the sale of freehold reversions.
- Acted for a nationwide leisure operator on the acquisition of a portfolio of bars and nightclubs.
- Acted for a start-up workspace operator on the acquisition of two new sites.
- Acted for and advised small businesses on the acquisition of leases for start-ups.
- Advised on leasehold structures and complex multi-title site compositions and fragmentations.
- Acted for a Midlands-based commercial developer and asset manager on the acquisition and disposal of various commercial and industrial properties including industrial estates and shopping centres.
- Advised on various elements of acquisitions and developments including clawback agreements, conditional sales, joint ventures, and construction.
- Acted for banks and borrowers on portfolio refinancing as well as secured lending.
- Acted on the refinance of a portfolio of industrial estates.
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Career
Cathy qualified as a solicitor in 1999. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2024, she worked at the following firms:
- Maddox Legal
- Cearns Kay
- Rosenblatt