Hilary Cordell

Hilary is the founding partner of Cordells and has over 25 years' experience in Hong Kong and Asia acting on the acquisition, funding, development and disposal of infrastructure, commercial and investment properties.  These include theme parks and resorts, container terminals, chemical tank and water treatment facilities, power plants, wind farms, receiving terminals, industrial plants, retail parks and malls, high tech industrial estates, data centres and commercial and residential developments.

 

Hilary regularly advises with regard to land grants, projects, concession arrangements, environmental and planning issues and other regulatory issues.  She also has substantial experience in occupational leasing and rent valuation.

 

Hilary’s experience encompasses many jurisdictions in Asia including, in particular, the PRC, Singapore and India. She has been involved in analyzing real estate systems, title and regulatory risk in the PRC, India, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and Korea.  She also has broad experience in the United Kingdom.

 

Hilary is particularly respected in the development and planning field and is also recognized as one of the leading Asian landlord and tenant lawyers.  She regularly writes and lectures on a broad range of Asian real estate subjects.

 

Hilary qualified in England & Wales in 1985 and was admitted in Hong Kong in 1987.  She is a member of the Urban Land Institute, Hong Kong Housing Society and the RICS Ethics Committee.