Mishcon de Reya


	Summer 2004

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Mishcon People

The Firm welcomed the following new arrivals in the last twelve months:

	IT specialist Kiran Sandford joined from Taylor Wessing. She is an active member of the Computer Law Association and a well-known commentator on IT legal issues combining international speaking slots with a high profile in national media.
	Banking and finance expert Matthew Lindsay came from Bird & Bird and focuses on all aspects of corporate banking, including acquisition and property finance. His expertise complements the Firm’s existing practice serving the banking and finance needs of the Firm’s corporate and property clients.
	Property consultant, Geoff Hayhurst, formerly Head of Property at Paisner & Co is also a Director of London Freeholds plc, former British Land’s Daniel Peltz’s retail-focused property investment company. His particular expertise includes commercial investment property and property joint ventures. He acts for developers, dealers investors as well as for charities operating in the property sector.
	Andrew Goldstone joined as Private Client partner to focus on capital tax planning, employee share schemes and UK and offshore trusts. His expertise will complement the Firm’s existing practices serving the personal and corporate needs of the private client. But what might be of particular interest to our Property sector clients is that prior to joining Mishcon de Reya, Andrew spent five years as founder managing director of Freeman Business Information PLC, providers of information to the property industry.
	Conan Chitham joined from Wragge & Co in Birmingham and specialises in intellectual property, media and information technology. He is also nonexecutive Director of Maverick Television Limited. Conan previously worked as a lawyer in the Lord Chancellor’s Department and trained as a barrister before joining private practice.
	Richard Nowinski had been a partner in Richards Butler’s Finance Group and specialised in acting for international corporations and financial institutions in finance and projects with a focus on the transport, engineering and energy sectors. He now heads up Mishcon de Reya’s International Trade Group.
	Simon Bentley, former Chief Executive and Chairman of Black’s Leisure was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Firm. Simon has a variety of other commercial interests and positions, many with a retail focus. Simon brings this wealth of commercial experience to this advisory role at Mishcon de Reya.
	The Property practice also welcomes two new assistants: John England joined from Berwin Leighton Paisner with a broad range of experience in the acquisition, disposal (including the use of SPVs and stamp duty mitigation schemes) and letting of investment properties.
	Simon Hart joined from Charles Russell and has experience of a wide range of mainstream commercial property matters dealing principally with acquisitions and disposals and acting on commercial lettings for both landlords and occupiers.
	And homegrown… Yvonne Baker was made partner last year. Yvonne joined us in 1996 and is experienced in a broad range of commercial property work including the acquisition, disposal, development and letting of all types of freehold and leasehold commercial property.