Ed was a partner here in the mid 90’s acting on residential and commercial development and investment work. He has since been partner at a couple of leading City property practices before rejoining Stepien Lake. He is a well-known commercial property lawyer and has been described as having “a calm and measured approach to providing straightforward advice” in Chambers.

Ed works for developers, occupiers, investors and banks in relation to the acquisition and disposal of commercial property, joint venture and development management agreements and leases. He also acts for various substantial landowners and landed estates, advising them on various projects, including vineyards, distilleries, solar parks and hotels and providing strategic advice on their mineral rights. Recent deals include acting for a planning promoter on a 40 hectare site in Bedfordshire (which is to include c1,800 homes and 500,000 square feet of commercial space, a school surgery and other facilities), acting on the sale of a marina and associated residential and commercial space on the south coast and acting for a landowner on the grant of an option for a major distribution facility near Heathrow.