Gary Watson
Recognised as one of the UK's leading real estate lawyers of his generation, Gary has more than 30 years experience of complex real estate development and has been heavily involved in some of England's most outstanding projects, most recently advising the developers of The Shard. He has more than 20 years management experience and has served on the boards of three international law firms and held international leadership roles in two others. Gary also has extensive experience of strategic development, change management and team building and integration across diverse cultures and is a trained coach.
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In addition to being an experienced Business Coach and Mentor Gary is a consultant to law firms and other businesses.

He joins Garden of Ideas to ensure the project is delivered successfully with this specialist legal, financial and creative team.

His previous roles include:

• Partner and Head of Real Estate. Member of the Management Board - Olswang
• Partner and Firm Practice Leader, Real Estate - Mayer Brown
• Partner and Head of the European Real Estate Practice - Ashurst
• Partner and Head of London Office - Hammond Suddards
• Partner and member of the Partnership Board - Lovells

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