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Tom J. Birchall

Partner

Tom is a real estate partner in our major corporates group, with experience across a broad range of sectors but with a particular focus on energy and utilities.

 

He undertakes occupier-based work for corporates and leads the real estate teams acting for National Grid, Cadent Gas, Thames Water, Arqiva and Odeon Cinemas. Tom manages a large team that helps deal with the full range of their day-to-day operational property requirements, as well as their major strategic projects.

Tom’s recent experience includes:

  • heading the Eversheds' team that dealt with the real estate aspects of the sale of National Grid's gas distribution business for £13.8 billion
  • advising Arqiva on the real estate aspects of the disposal of its Telecoms division to Cellnex for £2billion, a deal involving the assignment of over 7,000 property interest
  • advising National Grid on the real estate aspects of major infrastructure projects, including the Feeder 9 Development Consent Order – one of the biggest pipeline river crossings anywhere in the world; the onshore aspects of the Danish Interconnector – once constructed this will be capable of delivering 1% of the UK's energy needs; and the onshore aspects of the Norwegian Interconnector

Tom and his wider team regularly receive strong feedback from his clients for the quality of service provided and for operating as an extension of the in-house team.

  • Diploma in Legal Practice, Nottingham Law School, 1999-2000
  • Masters in Jurisprudence, St Catherine's College Oxford, 1995-1999

Tom Birchall

Partner

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