People /

Liana Hewson

Partner

London

People /

Liana Hewson

Partner

London

Liana Hewson

Partner

London

T: +44 (0) 20 3400 2265

Biography
Experience

Biography

Liana's practice focusses on development and regeneration. Liana's experience includes advising on large, complex and high value pre-lets within the London market and project managing and advising on large scale multifaceted development and regeneration projects often with infrastructure interfaces. Liana has worked for a wide range of clients including private companies, Universities and public sector bodies within the real estate sector.

Liana is ranked as a next generation partner in real estate by Legal 500.

Areas of Focus

Infrastructure
Public Sector
Redevelopment

Liana Hewson stands out for her superb client management: she spends time building strong, long-term relationships with clients and demonstrates a genuine interest in both the individuals and the business.

Legal 500 2024

Admissions

England and Wales

Related Practice Areas

Real Estate Life Sciences
Asset Management
Energy Transition
Real Estate Sector
Corporate Occupiers & Tenants
Redevelopment
Real Estate
Infrastructure
Commercial Real Estate
Public Sector

Experience

University College London: Advising on the purchase and development of (i) UCL’s new estate on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and (ii) the Eastman Dental Hospital which UCL will use to relocate the Institute of Neurology and create a new UK Dementia Research Institute.
University of Cambridge: Advising on the development and sale aspects of its development site in North West Cambridge which is transforming the area into a new part of Cambridge for homes, a school and shops.
Argent Development Services LLP: Advising on multiple complex pre-lets of office buildings at King’s Cross, (including amongst others pre-lets to Facebook, Google, Universal Music and Waitrose), as well as advising on the general re-development, sale of headleases and implementation of residential structuring at King’s Cross, London.
Barking Riverside Limited: Advising on the development of the 350 acre brownfield site at Barking which has the potential to deliver 10,800 units. This included negotiating the over ground railway extension documents, developer agreements for lease and lease and overseeing the real estate, finance, planning, procurement and corporate interfaces. Advising on the individual plots sales to the residential house builders within the estate
Olympic Delivery Authority/Department for Culture Media and Sport: Advising on various elements of the development at Stratford including negotiations with Network Rail and Docklands Light Railway on issues concerning their railway infrastructure and development within the vicinity of the railway.