Elaine trained and qualified in Scotland in 1997, and thereafter re-qualified in England and Wales in 2000 whilst working in London.
Elaine has more than 28 years' experience in the real estate sector, with a particular area of expertise being large scale property development and the management and supervision of personnel resourcing multi-property transactions. Elaine's primary focus is the renewable energy sector (offshore and onshore).
Admitted in Scotland, England and Wales.
Our English property team operates as one team across all of our offices. Elaine is based in our Glasgow office and heads up the Scottish-based personnel in the English property team, in addition to leading the firm's property sub-team which specialises in English and Welsh renewable energy work. Elaine advises a number of our energy clients on their English and Welsh projects (onshore and offshore), including new option agreements/leases; site assembly; easements and land rights; highway and infrastructure agreements; DCO/CPO property support; and variations of operational projects.
In addition, Elaine has long-standing relationships with a number of the firm’s clients across a variety of disciplines. Clients include house builders, investors (including forestry), developers, hotel operators, funders, corporate occupiers and healthcare providers.
Elaine has a Post Graduate Diploma in English Commercial Property Development, Planning & Environmental Law and was first recommended for project work and English real estate development in the 2006 edition of Legal 500.
