She frequently acts for investors, landlords, tenants and developers in relation to their acquisitions and developments across London and the UK for all types of property class.
Sofia is experienced in negotiating a full range of standard and bespoke forms of construction contracts and has advised on some of the most significant development projects in London in recent years, including financing a regeneration and redevelopment project of a 23 acre site in East London, the refurbishment of a 250,000 sqf office space in the City and the development of a HQ building for a global investment bank in London.
Sofia Sa'adullah
Senior Associate
Sofia is experienced within the Real Estate practice group specialising in development and construction law - in particular, advising on the construction aspects of development and finance transactions.
Expertise
Industries
Experience
Representative matters
Relevant firm/and previous firm experience includes advising:
a group of lenders on the restructuring of a legacy hotel portfolio for a real estate fund involving 21 four-star UK–wide hotels, which helped the fund finance its hotel portfolio growth over the last eight years.
a lender on its financing of a £265m financing of 20 logistics properties.
a lender on its financing of a £219m financing of 24 student properties.
a consortium of banks on their £390m financing of a mixed use development site in the City of London.
a global investment bank on its letting of a new HQ in the City of London.
a property fund on its acquisitions and subsequent developments of commercial properties in London and the UK, which recently included a £181m commercial property in the City of London and a high-end office block in Mayfair for £105m.
Qualifications
Admissions
Admitted as Solicitor (England and Wales), 2012
Academic
- BPP Law School Legal Practice Course, 2010
- LLB, Law, University of Manchester, 2009
Languages
Bahasa (Indonesian)
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.