Sameer is a senior associate in the non-contentious construction and engineering practice, focusing on construction and development within the UK real estate sector.
Sameer has a particular experience advising on complex commercial and mixed-use schemes in London for a broad client base of investors, developers, lenders and corporate occupiers. His role involves providing strategic legal and risk management advice in relation to the full lifecycle of projects, from procurement through to construction, completion, financing and letting. Sameer has multi-jurisdictional exposure having worked across two continents, spanning both the common and civil law systems.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- Agratas (a Tata enterprise) on strategic procurement advice and contracting strategy for the development of a battery cell manufacturing factory and associated infrastructure at the Gravity Smart Campus, Somerset, UK
- Blackstone on the €21 billion recapitalisation of Mileway (the largest last mile logistics portfolio in Europe at the time comprising over 1,700 high-quality, last mile logistics assets, amounting to 14.7 million square metres across 10 countries)
- British Land on all aspects of its regeneration of Canada Water including advising on professional appointments and D&B contracts for the first three major schemes. The project at Canada Water which will include a new residential-led, mixed use space
- Hines on the £185 million acquisition of Worship Square, a newly built Grade A office building at 65 Clifton Street in the heart of the City of London
- KKR & Co. Inc. on its joint venture with the Relentless Group (the development company of Gary Neville) in respect of the development of St Michael's mixed use development in Manchester
- BCP Partners and Simten in relation to the redevelopment of One Museum Street
Sectors
Services
Background
Prior to joining the firm, Sameer was seconded to Abu Dhabi, where he acted as in-house legal counsel for ADNOC Group advising on all aspects relating to oil and gas, construction and R&D.
