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Lawrence Stephens appoints Memery Crystal Real Estate team

Posted on: January 31st, 2025 by Natasha Cox

Farringdon based full-service law firm Lawrence Stephens is pleased to announce the appointment of Directors John Aynsley, Chris Cagney, Matthew Hind, Nickhil Mandora and Sam Silverman to their Commercial Real Estate department, who all join from the highly regarded Real Estate group at Memery Crystal.

John Aynsley was previously Head of Real Estate at Memery Crystal, specialising in the acquisition, disposal, development, regeneration, financing, and management of high-value assets in commercial real estate. He acts for clients ranging from international real estate funds and listed house builders to private investors.

He is joined by fellow Directors:

  • Chris Cagney, who has extensive experience in a range of commercial real estate matters as well as advising on development projects and property finance transactions.
  • Matthew Hind, who specialises in general commercial real estate with a mixture of investment, development, finance, occupier, and management work. He also has considerable experience dealing with distressed real estate on behalf of banks and insolvency practitioners.
  • Nickhil Mandora, who acts for a wide variety of clients ranging from retail landlords and tenants to institutional lenders and property developers. 
  • Sam Silverman, who has acted for major international and domestic clients including developers, funds, corporate occupiers and supermarkets within the office, industrial and retail sectors.

Commenting on his appointment, Director John Aynsley stated: “We are very pleased to join Lawrence Stephens at this important moment for the firm. Their extraordinary growth over recent years is evidence of their ambition and can-do attitude, which we share and clients clearly love. We look forward to building on what are already strong foundations and working closely alongside the rest of the Lawrence Stephens team.”

Managing Director Steven Bernstein commented: “We are delighted to welcome John and his team to Lawrence Stephens. Their arrival coincides with a period of exciting growth for the firm and will provide both bench strength to our existing team as well as extending the range of expertise and experience we can now offer to both existing clients and new prospects.”

Lawrence Stephens appoints specialist immigration lawyer to head new department

Posted on: January 7th, 2025 by Natasha Cox

Leading full-service law firm Lawrence Stephens is pleased to announce the appointment of specialist immigration lawyer Skylar McKeith, who will head the firm’s new Immigration practice.

Skylar provides strategic advice to both corporate and private clients, and represents high-net-worth individuals and celebrities, high-profile business professionals, and companies.

Highlights of her work include securing a Global Talent visa for an Emmy Award-winning American actor, successfully obtaining Skilled Worker visas for employees of a renowned art gallery and securing a sponsor licence for a professional women’s football club – enabling the recruitment of international talent.

Skylar’s appointment also marks the launch of Lawrence Stephens’ new Immigration practice. Complementing the firm’s existing suite of services, the launch of this new department will allow Lawrence Stephens to continue to provide its wide range of clients with the very best in integrated legal advice.

Skylar is an active member of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association and a regular commentator in the national press and across radio and television, contributing to media discussions around hot-button immigration issues.

Commenting on her appointment, Skylar said: “Lawrence Stephens is a dynamic firm which has grown significantly over the past few years, and I am delighted to join such a vibrant and acknowledged team of legal experts.

“I look forward to working closely with the firm’s existing departments to provide clients with a full suite of services.”

Steven Bernstein, Managing Director at Lawrence Stephens, commented: “We are excited to announce Skylar’s appointment and the formation of our new Immigration department, with her at its core.

 “It is a pleasure to welcome Skylar to the Lawrence Stephens team. Her combination of legal expertise with commercial advice and strategy will enable us to provide a more dynamic offering to clients.”

For more information on Lawrence Stephen’s Immigration practice, please click here

Lawrence Stephens expands its Real Estate Disputes team with appointment of Senior Associate Roberto Francis

Posted on: January 6th, 2025 by Natasha Cox

Leading dispute resolution firm, Lawrence Stephens, is pleased to announce the appointment of Roberto Francis as Senior Associate to its Real Estate Disputes team.

Roberto joins the firm with extensive experience acting for bridging and alternative lenders with a primary focus on secured and unsecured recoveries, which includes but is not limited to possession claims, receivership, insolvency and professional negligence.

Head of Real Estate Disputes, Abtin Yeganeh said “We’re delighted to welcome Roberto to our team. We’re certain that the breadth of his experience will enhance our service offering and enable us to continue delivering commercially focused, marketing-leading legal advice.”