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Jennifer Lewis

Partner

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What can I do for you

Jennifer is Real Estate Partner, specialising in education and healthcare from asset management to major development projects. Her extensive clients include University of Salford, Rowlands Pharmacy, University of Liverpool, Borough Care, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and numerous GP practices across the country.

In the Legal 500 Jennifer was praised highly for her "understanding of the market" and "robust advice".

Supporting your ambitions

Recent projects include:

  • Supporting University of Salford in the implementation of it £850million masterplan.

  • Leading the real estate client team for Phoenix Group (Rowlands Pharmacy) including advice on the disposal of 150 plus retail pharmacies.

  • Advising a midlands based NHS Trust on its estates restructure.

  • Advising University of Huddersfield on the development of its Health Innovation Campus.

  • Assisting LTE Group (The Manchester College) in its estates strategy including disposal of the Shena Simon building.

  • Leading the primary health real estate team acting for GP practices across England and Wales in the sale and leaseback of their practice premises, development of premises, lease re-gears, funding and all other premises advice.

Jennifer's extensive experience in both education and healthcare real estate means that her strategic advice is often sought at an early stage in projects and clients recognise the value in her pragmatic and market led advice.

What do others say

‘My highest praise goes to Jennifer Lewis.’

‘I have yet to find someone who knows more about property issues within the health sector than Jennifer Lewis. Her understanding of the market and knowledge of the other landlords within it means I can rely on her to provide robust advice on any and all lease requirements I have.’

(Jennifer) '... is always available for ad hoc questions ... is proactive in providing advice and market intelligence making it clear (she) understands our business and what is important to us'

Legal 500

What else should you know

Jennifer sits on the RE:UK Healthcare Committee.

As a keen but slow runner Jennifer enjoys trail running in the hills near her home and also being beaten at tennis by her two children.

What our clients say about us

  • I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.
  • They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.
  • All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.
  • I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.

As many clients will testify, too many lawyers deliver the required legal expertise but fail to deliver an outstanding client experience. Which is why we always listen to our clients and constantly ask ourselves what we can do to deliver the results you expect.

You expect a close and attentive working relationship, with a lawyer that is responsive and available when you need them. You also want clear, pragmatic and commercial advice tailored to your needs, and transparency and certainty on costs. We completely agree. That’s why every day, through our culture and approach we are committed to delivering the exceptional results and service our clients expect of us.

Related sectors and services

  • Real estate
  • Education
  • Health and care
  • Built environment
  • Primary care
  • Health and care projects
  • Health and care real estate and capital projects
  • Real estate asset management

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