Melvyn Orton
Chairman: Head of Property Investment
The Directories says:
Clients are “particularly impressed by the thorough and commercial approach” of Head of Property Martin Smith and Melvyn Orton.
Legal 500 Clients’ Guide to the UK Legal Profession 2008
Melvyn is an experienced property lawyer with particular expertise in complex commercial investment portfolio transactions and projects involving major regeneration schemes.
He acts for publicly quoted companies, the property subsidiaries of large commercial organisations and private property companies. He deals with the purchase/sale of substantial investment portfolios, the sale of properties subject to planning and the structuring of transactions which allow landowners to increase value in development and urban regeneration projects. He also deals in a wide range of landlord and tenant transactions involving office, leisure, industrial and retail properties.
His clients include the Telegraph Media Group, Littlewoods Limited, Trenport Investments Limited, Associated British Ports, The Tannen Group Limited and All3media.
Melvyn is fluent in French and maintains strong professional links in France and has acted on a number of transactions involving both French and Swiss companies.
Melvyn was elected as Senior Partner for three years from October 1st 2006. In that role he is engaged in a range of strategic issues but does not intend to reduce his property work substantially.
Recent Work
- Leading the team responsible for the sale of the Daily Telegraph's Head Quarters at Victoria Central
- Advising the Tannen Group on a range of commercial property acquisitions and disposals and the letting of refurbished floors at Grosvenor Gardens Victoria
- Acting for All3media on the acquisition of its headquarter offices in Holborn.
Random Fact
Melvyn is married with 2 children and lives in London. His personal interests include travel and sport.