Withers, the international law firm, has appointed partner Julie Teal to its London real estate group. 

Teal is a construction law specialist and joins the firm from UK construction practice, Fenwick Elliott. 

Teal advises on non-contentious construction matters including procurement structures, insolvency issues, construction aspects of agreements for lease, development and facility agreements and agreements for sale, the firm said in a statement.

In addition, Withers’ real estate group has appointed associates David Holland, who will join the top-tier rural real estate team from Wilsons Solicitors, and Eloise Morgan, who has joined from Falcon Chambers as a property litigator.

Withers’ UK real estate practice team has grown in the past year, hiring special counsel Peter Lamb and associates Oliver Stacey, James Martell and Jessica Beales.