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Dawn Hilton

Partner
Head of Corporate Real Estate

Dawn is a real estate partner who helps her corporate clients achieve their business strategy by delivering value from their real estate portfolio.

Dawn is a Partner in our Corporate Real Estate team and having trained with Eversheds Sutherland is now National Head of Corporate Real Estate and recognised as a “Leading Individual” by Legal 500.

Dawn is experienced in a broad range of commercial real estate work including complex asset management, portfolio management, strategic rationalisations and corporate and finance transactions across a range of sectors including financial services, consumer, health and industrials.

CSR is very important to Dawn – Dawn participates in many events each year to give back to the community, provides pro-bono support and actively supports the firm’s sustainability pledges. Dawn is also a coach (both to colleagues and clients) and is a sponsor partner for the firm’s D&I networks

In her spare time, Dawn enjoys travelling, hiking and is an avid cook.

Dawn’s experience includes:

  • providing strategic advice for a global bank on the exit strategy of an integrated managed mixed use building with a value exceeding £400m
  • acting for a national retailer on their rolling divestment programme, generating capital in excess of £200m including an innovative approach to eliminating contingent liabilities
  • acquiring a global bank’s HQ for over £65m.
  • Structuring and advising on the real estate aspects of the strategic sale of a global plc’s subsidiary for circa €1.7bn
  • supporting on the transfer of £70m of gross leasehold liabilities on 177 surplus properties – the first major outsource of a pure lease liability portfolio
  • advising a global bank on its £100m+ sale and leaseback of two data centres.
  • advising on forward funding developments of distribution centres and HQs
  • acting for numerous corporate occupiers on their acquisition, portfolio management, asset management, joint ventures and strategic rationalisation programmes across the full range of locations from tertiary to flagship, distribution centres and HQs by developing and implementing bespoke streamlining processes and strategies to get the job done, drive through efficiencies and deliver for her clients in the way that’s right for them

What clients say about Dawn: “she has developed the role of trusted adviser…we work well as a partnership…everything is delivered effectively and well…complete commitment to the account which shows itself in all her dealings…she stands head and shoulders above anyone else”.

Dawn presents on a range of topics to a range of audiences, most recently at MAPIC.

  • Ranked as a Leading Individual for several years, Legal 500
  • Team is ranked Tier 1, Legal 500 and Band 1, Chambers & Partners.

Dawn leads D&I for real estate within Eversheds Sutherland UK and is a member of Eversheds Sutherland’s Inclusion Council.

  • Qualified and admitted to The Law Society as a solicitor, 2002
  • Diploma in Legal Practice, Nottingham Law School, 1999-2000
  • LLB (Hons), Nottingham Trent University, 1996-1999
Dawn Hilton

Partner

Head of Corporate Real Estate

Dawn Hilton

Partner

Head of Corporate Real Estate

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