19 Jan 2026
Browne Jacobson appoints Matthew Kemp as Real Estate Partner
"Browne Jacobson appoints Matthew Kemp as Partner in its real estate team; he joins from Shoosmiths to work on real estate investment transactions."
Matthew joins from Shoosmiths and brings expertise in real estate investment transactions, acting for investment advisers, fund managers, asset management companies, family offices and corporate occupiers on acquiring, managing, financing and disposing of real estate assets throughout their life cycle. He has led UK-wide projects and acted as real estate lead on cross-discipline and cross-jurisdictional matters. Matthew is recognised in both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 directories.
Matthew is the tenth partner appointment Browne Jacobson has made this year. Since the start of the financial year the firm has added nine other lateral partners across its UK & Ireland network: in London, Adam Culy and Adam Berry (Financial & Professional Risks), Chris Holder (Commercial, Technology and Life Sciences) and Bernhard Maier (head of arbitration); in Dublin, Marie-Claire Scullion (head of employment in Ireland); in Nottingham, Su Kemp and Will Thomas (Real Estate, Planning); and in Manchester, Bethan Parry (Health and Litigation) and Colette Withey (Commercial and Technology).