Mishcon de Reya has secured its first instruction for Capital & Counties by acting alongside Linklaters – on the acquisition of a 50% stake in one of West London’s largest properties – the Empress State building in Earls Court – from Land Securities.

The deal saw Mishcons advise Capital & Counties – a subsidiary of Liberty International – on real estate aspects of the £107.75m acquisition, fielding a team under real estate chief Nick Doffman.