Giorgia Mayes

Managing associate

Giorgia Mayes

Managing associate

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Giorgia is a managing associate in the real estate team in Cambridge, specialising in commercial property. She has particular expertise in acting for investor landlords and science park occupiers, although her clients also include developers, occupiers of commercial property and lenders.

She works on a broad spectrum of transactions including the acquisition and disposal of property, landlord and tenant matters, development financing and property management. A significant element of her work involves the acquisition (with or without funding) and subsequent asset management of commercial property for investment purposes. She also has a wealth of experience in acting for tenants in the science sector taking leases at new or existing buildings.

I enjoy building relationships with my clients so that I can understand what truly matters to them. I aim to protect their interests while keeping the transaction moving forward, not getting sidetracked by unimportant details, and always keeping the end goal in mind.

Giorgia Mayes, Managing associate

Having qualified in 2014, Giorgia joined Penningtons Manches Cooper in 2018. Her prior experience of acting for a range of businesses means that she has gained valuable knowledge across a number of key sectors and industries relevant to commercial property law. Recognised as a ‘key lawyer’ by the Legal 500, Giorgia holds a first class degree in law from King’s College, Cambridge, and obtained a distinction in her Legal Practice Course.

Recent work highlights

Retail lettings

Acting for an overseas investor on the lettings of numerous retail units at a newly developed landmark building in West London.

Science park lettings

Representing a life sciences company on its acquisition of a lease of a unit on a science park in the north of England, and later on a lease of another unit for expansion elsewhere at the same park.

HQ move

Acting for a technology company on the relocation of its headquarters in Cambridge to part of a newly constructed building, involving complex construction and planning provisions.

Share sale

Assisting with the real estate aspects of the sale of the share capital in a waste management group of companies, involving numerous owned, let and licensed properties.

Asset acquisition

Acting for the purchaser of two part-properties as part of the wider acquisition of a self-storage business, involving unregistered land and other title defects, and the re-gear of several occupational leases.

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What people are saying

I have worked on several transactions with Giorgia Mayes who I found to be outstanding. She is efficient and avoids over-complicating matters, works quickly and is prepared to be pragmatic.

Legal 500

Tenacious when it matters but gracious if it can be conceded, Giorgia is a super effective negotiator even with the trickiest of opponents.

Legal 500

She is very personable, has a wealth of knowledge and can simplify more complex legal matters to enable informed decision making.

Chambers UK

She is extremely efficient, commercial and professional and has the ability to deal with multiple transactions with different commercial structures. She is a delight to work with.

Legal 500

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