William Chung

Key Experience

• Watkin Jones PLC on development and construction aspects regarding the £155 million forwarding funding of the Loft Lines project in Belfast which involves the delivery of 778 sustainable homes (comprising 627 BTR units and 151 affordable homes) and public realm spaces - this is the first build-to-rent scheme and the largest ever private sector investment into housing in Northern Ireland.
• CPP Investments on its joint venture and contracting arrangements with Lendlease for the phased development of office schemes at The International Quarter, London.
• A Real Estate Asset Fund on its development of major life sciences campus focused around the "Golden Triangle", namely its forward-funding of the UK's first purpose-built CAR T-cell manufacturing facility at Stevenage totalling 81,000 sq. ft and the development (and associated pre-letting) of a 60,000 sq ft. cell and gene therapy facility at Potters Bar.
• PBSA developer Metropolitan District Securities on the forward funding and development of Huntingdon Street, Nottingham and the former Leeds City College Technology campus site, into new student accommodation complexes.
• Brookgate on procurement strategy and negotiation of construction contracts in relation to several forward fundings for office accommodation totalling in excess of 500,000 square feet and a 4-star Novotel hotel as part of the master plan redevelopment of Cambridge North and the Station Road area of Cambridge.
• Lloyds and China CITIC as joint lead arrangers of a £475 million facility for CC Land and R&F Properties' Nine Elms development joint venture to finance the construction of their mixed used One Thames City development – one of the London market's largest ever residential development financings.
• United Overseas Bank on a £160 million debt facility to finance Phase 2 of the Lewisham Gateway development, the second element of a major mixed-use scheme in South London.
• Brookfield Properties on the construction aspects and pre-letting of 100 Bishopsgate, a forty storey mixed-use commercial development which contains 900,000 sq ft of net lettable space, and London Wall Place, two statement office buildings totalling 500,000 sq ft.
• A joint venture between Goldman Sachs and Urbanwise Developments on the redevelopment (and related acquisition and financing) of the Grade II listed former Southwark Fire Station to a 1150 pupil secondary school along with 199 residential homes and local community facilities.
• Advising Ocado on the project development arrangements for new automated distribution facilities in Japan and advising on a number of contracts for the procurement of technology, plant and equipment for warehousing and automated distribution systems across its customer fulfilment centres in the UK.
• Logicor across its UK logistics portfolio on procurement strategy, risk allocation, negotiation of a construction contacts and consultant appointments.

Career History

Managing Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Associate, Taylor Wessing LLP
Trainee Solicitor, Taylor Wessing LLP
BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course
BPP Law School, Graduate Diploma in Law
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) History