Corporate real estate specialist Stewart Womersley joins the London corporate team from Nabarro, as a partner. The move enhances Addleshaw Goddard's commitment  to the real estate sector, especially real estate funds and structured real estate work.

Lee Sheldon, Head of the Real Estate Funds & M&A group, said "Stewart's breadth of experience and deep industry insight will help us achieve our strategy of becoming one of the leading go to teams in the City."

Stewart, who joins the firm today (21st July), and who was due to be admitted as a partner at Nabarro on 1st May 2014, focuses on complex corporate wrapped real estate transactions and real estate fund formations. Stewart advises investors and fund managers on both UK and pan-European funds, real estate investment vehicles, onshore and offshore joint ventures and structured acquisitions and disposals,. Stewart has a broad client base and advised some of the most active property companies (both public and private), institutional fund managers and private equity real estate investment firms currently operating in the market Thomson Reuters (London 2013) calls Stewart a "rising star. "

Leona Ahmed, Divisional Managing Partner of Real Estate commenting on Stewart's hire, said: "We are seeing a real increase in the number of structured real estate transactions in the market and there is renewed appetite for real estate investment funds as well as a continued interest in real estate debt funds. Stewart will also add strength to our offering to the institutional funds that our firm has acted for for a number of years. Consequently, we are delighted to be able to add Stewart to the team – as a corporate lawyer he has a great track record of focus on the real estate sector, strong client skills – he is extremely well connected across this sector – and we have a significant opportunity to grow our practice even further."