Strategic partner hire Kirsty Chalkley strengthens Addleshaw Goddard’s Real Estate team

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has announced the appointment of Kirsty Chalkley as a Partner in its Manchester Real Estate team.

Kirsty joins from Shoosmiths, bringing extensive experience advising developers and occupiers across the Later Living, Hotels and Hospitality sectors. She is a highly regarded transactional real estate development specialist with deep expertise in site acquisitions, disposals, pre-let and forward-funded developments, turnkey agreements and portfolio management.

Kirsty advises a developers, operators and multi-site occupiers, including publicly listed companies and household names with significant UK real estate footprints. Her arrival follows that of Kirsty Black, who joined the firm in January from Shoosmiths, further strengthening AG’s Real Estate offering in the North West.

AG’s Real Estate team has continued to expand through a series of strategic lateral hires, including Amit Unadkat into our London Real Estate team, Farhod Moghadam into Real Estate Indirect Investments, and Steven Ward in the firm’s Private Funds Group. This growth follows a standout period in which AG advised Arada on its significant investment in the landmark £2.5bn Thameside West regeneration scheme – one of London’s most ambitious large-scale development projects, delivering 5,000 homes in East London.

At the Property Week Awards 2025, AG received the title ‘Outstanding Legal Team of the Year – International & Large Firms’, reflecting the market-leading work of its Real Estate practice on major mandates.

Across the firm, AG has welcomed 43 lateral partner hires over the past year, with the Real Estate team accounting for 12 of these appointments. Kirsty’s appointment brings the firm’s total partner headcount to 465 across 21 offices. The Real Estate team now comprises 78 partners worldwide and a total headcount of 400, reflecting continued strategic investment in this core practice.

Iain Hindhaugh, Head of Transactional Real Estate at Addleshaw Goddard, said:

“Kirsty joining our Real Estate team is another great strategic hire for us in Manchester. Kirsty brings further strength to our areas of strategic focus and will play a key role in supporting our continued growth.”

Kirsty Chalkey, Partner at Addleshaw Goddard, said:

“It is incredibly exciting to join such a vibrant team with an inimitable reputation and genuine ambition. I am very much looking forward to getting stuck in, contributing to the further growth and success of both Addleshaw Goddard’s Manchester team and the firm’s Living team.”