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From Trainee to Associate

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Sam Conington, Associate in our Land & Rural Business team tells us about his experience at Gillespie Macandrew.

Arlene Taylor

Legal Director, Commercial Property

Arlene is experienced in all aspects of commercial property transactions.  Arlene acts for clients in a wide range of commercial property transactions including acquisitions and disposals, leasing for both landlords and tenants, and ongoing lease management work.  Arlene acts for a number of retail clients including a global coffee operator, a luxury watch retailer, and a global apparel and footwear company.

Arlene is also experienced in the real estate finance sector acting for funders, borrowers, investors and developers in all aspects of real estate finance.  Arlene acts for clients in relation to refinancing deals and acquisition and development funding.

Areas of expertise:


Experience:

  • Assisted AMA (Tor 1) Limited with the purchase of property with complex deferred consideration terms, secured planning for development of luxury apartments and townhouses and then refinanced the key development asset in central Edinburgh.

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