Kirsty is a partner in our English Real Estate team who joined the firm after over a decade working in the City of London at Freshfields and Macfarlanes.
Kirsty has extensive experience acting for investors, developers, funders and occupiers on complex and high value transactions across the real estate spectrum. She also increasingly specialises in the real estate aspects of energy transactions and acts for a range of clients in this sector including Kellas Midstream, West Burton Energy, Fidra and Nadara.
Kirsty’s clients value the combination of technical expertise and pragmatic and commercial approach she brings to transactions.
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