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21 July 2022
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Excello Law—Deepak Gupta

Law firm appoints real estate lawyer

Deepak Gupta, an experienced commercial property solicitor based in Kent, has joined national consultancy firm Excello Law. He was formerly a partner at Thomson Snell & Passmore. 

Qualifying in 2002, Deepak (pictured) has extensive experience in dealing with commercial property sales and purchases, all aspects of non-contentious landlord and tenant work, advising on portfolio asset and estate management and on the property aspects of corporate transactions.  He has particular experience of NHS GP surgery leases, surgery developments and other NHS property related matters.

On joining the firm, Deepak commented: 'Being a consultant lawyer gives me the flexibility that I need to balance my work and home life without the pressure of chargeable hours and billing targets. It also gives me the autonomy to choose the type of work I want to do'.

Joanne Losty, director at Excello, commented: 'We’re delighted to welcome Deepak to our national real estate team.  We’re always pleased to hear from lawyers looking to enjoy greater freedom to build their practice with all the infrastructure and regulatory support from an established consultant model firm like Excello.'

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