What can I do for you
As head of the built environment sector, Carina brings deep expertise in the creation and delivery of new homes and mixed-use communities, with a particular focus on mixed tenure models, placemaking, and long-term stewardship. Her work is grounded in the belief that successful places are built through strong, collaborative partnerships between the public and private sectors, and she specialises in unlocking value through these relationships.
With over 20 years of experience, Carina has supported a wide range of stakeholders — including investors, developers, funders, owners, and occupiers — across the full lifecycle of real estate assets. From acquisition and development to re-gearing, asset management, and disposal, Carina provides strategic and commercially focused advice that helps clients navigate complexity and deliver sustainable outcomes.
Whether you're looking to shape a new community, optimise a portfolio, or structure a long-term stewardship model, Carina offers a unique blend of sector insight, legal expertise, and a collaborative approach to help you achieve your goals.
Supporting your ambitions
Carina's approach is simple but powerful: to support your ambitions — wherever they take you. She delivers pragmatic and innovative solutions, adopting a proactive approach aligned with your priorities, commercial objectives and risk profile. Whether structuring the delivery of a new community, a portfolio strategy or public/private partnership, she will act as a trusted extension of your team — open, responsive and accountable.
Your cheerleader — collaborative, challenging and someone who genuinely cares about supporting your objectives.
What do others say
Legal 500 (2026) lists Carina as a Leading Partner noting:
"Carina is exceptional and has a strong commercial instinct, and optimises the advice she gives and reviews the wider advice of colleagues so that it is tailored to what we need".
"Always responsive, no matter how busy. She goes the extra mile to understand challenges, think outside the box and is solution-focused".
"The team, under the leadership of Carina brings together the full spectrum of services required to provide end-to-end advice and support. The team works a part of your team, so it feels like a partnership rather than a client-contractor relationship"
Chambers (2026) described Carina as “a true innovator in the field”, with Carina and her team being described as “excellent”.
What else should you know
Carina is a part of the firm's executive leadership board, as well as member of the British Property Federation's Built to Rent committee.
Carina champions the physical and mental benefits of exercise, which means she is the crazy person in the gym before 6am, or at reformer Pilates at 9pm — willingly and with a smile on her face!