Gregory is the Head of A&L Goodbody’s Real Estate department in Belfast. Gregory is an experienced property lawyer and represents a wide range of institutional investors, developers and property companies in relation to all aspects of property transactions. He has specialist experience in acquisitions, disposals, refinancing's, development, landlord and tenant and portfolio management. Gregory also has a particular focus on mixed-use development schemes.
Prior to joining A&L Goodbody in 2017, Gregory worked at Nabarro LLP (now CMS Cameron McKenna LLP) in London.
Areas of Expertise
Real Estate
Experience Advising:
- London based development company on a £400 million mixed use redevelopment scheme in Belfast city centre.
- FTSE listed property company on the acquisition, refinancing and management of a major retail park in N. Ireland.
- Property company on the acquisition and redevelopment of an office scheme in Belfast city centre.
- Property development company on the redevelopment of a significant site in Derry/ Londonderry.
- Well known housebuilder on the development of a range of major residential schemes across N. Ireland.
- Various retailers on the management of their N. Ireland property portfolios.
- Various UK and international institutions on the management of retail parks and shopping centres across N. Ireland.
- US investment fund on the acquisition of a portfolio of care homes.
Market Recommendations
Greg is fantastic to work with. He knows the property market inside out and gives quality commercial advice. He is an expert in his field and goes above and beyond for his clients. (Chambers 2022)
Greg has a fantastic ability to find workable solutions to even the most complex of problems. (Chambers 2023)
Greg is able to balance his excellent legal knowledge with sound commercial judgement, meaning that he is a safe pair of hands on any deal. (Chambers 2023)
Greg is always available and has a way of explaining complex matters in a non-technical way without any legal jargon, making it easy to understand. (Chambers 2023)
Professional activities
Gregory is a member of the Northern Ireland Commercial Property Lawyers Association
Education
- Law Society of Northern Ireland
- Law Society of England and Wales
- Legal Practice Course, Nottingham Law School (2007)
- Law LLB, Newcastle University (2004)
Gregory Martin
Partner,
Real Estate
A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP