James Law advises leading global investors, private capital sponsors and lenders on complex real estate transactions, including development projects, joint ventures, equity investment and real estate finance.
He has extensive experience across both traditional and alternative real estate, with specialisms spanning the UK’s fast-growing living sector (build-to-rent, student accommodation and senior living), logistics and self-storage, as well as specialist asset classes including data centres, film studios, aerospace and defence sites, and office portfolios.
- UK Government's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on its £100 million grant to fund the acquisition and upgrade of an existing vaccine manufacturing facility located in Braintree, Essex, UK to convert it for the mass production of a successful Covid-19 vaccine in the UK
- Thomson Reuters on the sale of a data centre in East London including revising global TSA and services contracts with the occupier and services providers
- Telefonica on the merger of its UK subsidiary O2 with Liberty Global's Virgin Media to create a £30bn joint venture. This merger will establish the leading operator in the UK telecommunications market with approximately one third of the sector's total revenue
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, London
- +442070063066
- Email me
- Practice area Real estate
- Sector Telecommunications, media & technology
Career & qualifications
- University of Newcastle Upon Tyne (BA) 2004
- Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2013
- Joined Clifford Chance 2020
- Seconded to Nuveen 2024
Awards and citations
- James Law is an outstanding senior associate. He has been of great help negotiating our lease assignment. Always on top of his things and available for his client. Moreoever, he is a great partner to work with. Great team!
Legal 500 2023: Commercial Property: Corporate Occupiers