Three firms have hired into their corporate, funds and real estate practices, amid a busy London lateral hiring market. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has added to its London partnership with a Reed Smith corporate and real estate partner. Chris Beaumont-McQuillan will join BCLP this February, and is set to form part of the firm’s corporate real estate and funds team. He was a partner at Reed Smith since 2021.
He brings extensive expertise in big-ticket, cross border real estate transactions as well as bilateral and auction acquisitions and disposals, according to a statement by the firm. Prior to Reed Smith, he also had stints at White & Case as well as Slaughter and May, according to his LinkedIn.
