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Commercial development expert with retail and leisure focus

I’m a Partner in Shoosmiths’ Real Estate team in Manchester, advising on commercial development, landlord and tenant matters and portfolio management. I act for developers, investors and occupiers across the retail, leisure and later living sectors, with recent highlights including acquisitions for Mercedes-Benz and rollout programmes for Revolution Bars Group PLC.

Since joining Shoosmiths in 2011, I’ve led on conditional acquisitions, pre-lets and forward funding arrangements, helping clients deliver complex projects with confidence. I’m known for my perseverance and commercial insight—bringing clarity and momentum to every transaction.

I’m a member of the Law Society of England & Wales and contribute to Shoosmiths’ internal mentoring and leadership programmes.

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Brilliant colleagues driving client excellence.
£217.7m
Turnover in 2024.
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180 years of legal excellence.
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Kirsty Chalkley, goes the extra few yards (and then some) when it comes to getting our deals over the line. Her perseverance is off the scale. Kirsty Chalkley is a commercially astute solicitor with enormous amounts of patience to get even the most complex and difficult transactions across the line.
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