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Adriano Amorese

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His commercial acumen is second to none. He understands our business, works hard to ensure the highest levels of service are maintained and, above all, is a delight to work with.
— Chambers UK 2026
About
Adriano Amorese practices non-contentious construction law, with a particular focus on providing strategic procurement advice on complex construction and engineering projects and in drafting and negotiating all forms of legal construction documentation, including construction and engineering contracts (both bespoke contracts and industry standard forms, including JCT, NEC, and FIDIC), consultancy agreements, bonds, and guarantees.
  
He also has extensive experience advising on the construction aspects of project agreements such as development agreements, development management agreements, funding agreements, agreements for lease and asset protection agreements, and their inter-relationship with legal construction documentation.

Adriano has strong background in real estate construction and has advised on a diverse range of high-profile domestic and international projects across a broad range of sectors including data centres, offices, residential, life sciences, retail, hotels, hospitality, student accommodation, senior living and logistics.  
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Education

    EXPERIENCE

    • Advising a leading tech / media company on the construction of a two-building office scheme in the City of London comprising circa 660,000 sq. ft. of office space and retail, new public realm and a new LUL station entrance.*
    • Advising a Hong Kong based hotel group on the redevelopment of a central London location overlooking Hyde Park Corner and the Wellington Arch into a 190-room luxury hotel and 25 super prime apartments.*
    • Advising on the redevelopment of an iconic West London landmark into a mixed-use scheme comprising private residences, a luxury hotel and high- end retail and food and beverage offerings; included advice on the procurement of new utilities and infrastructure.*
    • Advising a major Singaporean developer on its redevelopment of a site on Bishopsgate into a 43-storey tower housing a 5-star hotel, luxury apartments along with restaurant, office and retail space and new public realm.*
    • Advising a major data centre developer, owner and operator on various hyperscale data centre projects in the United Kingdom, France and India, including the procurement of associated utilities and infrastructure.*
    • Advising South Korea’s largest real estate asset manager on the comprehensive redevelopment of an iconic grade II* listed office building near Bank Station in the City of London.*
    • Advising a large life sciences fund on a range of campus development projects across the “golden triangle”; included advice on the procurement and adoption of network distribution assets and the management of network connection delays.*
    • Advising a multi-national hospitality company on the development of luxury resorts in Maldives and Mykonos utilising FIDIC based contracts and appointments; included liaising with local counsel to conform documentation to local law and convention.*
    • Advising a major landed estate on the redevelopment of a 2-acre site in London's West End into a large mixed-use scheme comprising office, retail, restaurants and new public realm; included advice on the procurement and reuse of second-hand structural steel to facilitate the client's net zero carbon targets.*
    • Advising on a £4bn London retail development. In addition to providing over 1.5 million sq ft of retail space, the project included the construction of several bridges, embankments, tunnels and other civil infrastructure together with hotels, housing and commercial office space.*

    *Denotes experience from a previous firm

    Languages
    • English

    AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

    • Legal 500 – Leading Individual
    • Chambers and Partners – Ranked
    • Thompson Reuters Stand Out Lawyer 2026

    Publications and media

    • Regular contributor to Estates Gazette, Building and Property Week.

    Memberships and Affiliations

    • Co-leading the legal working group for the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard

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