About
She is highly experienced in assisting complex cross-border asset and share deal transactions helping European investors to enter and navigate the Italian and UK real estate markets.
Chiara’s expertise spans a wide range of class assets with a particular depth in retail where she has a wide range of experience advising luxury retail brands with their European portfolios.
With over 20 years of experience, much of which was acquired at large international law firms, Chiara is skilled at navigating the intricacies of European real estate legal landscapes.
Chiara has extensive experience representing corporate and private clients. She acts for owners, purchasers, sellers, lenders, borrowers, landlords and tenants.
Chiara is a member of the firm's pro bono committee and undertakes a wide range of real estate pro bono work with over 50 hours of pro bono service per year.
Chiara has been representing international clients on a whole range of property matters and has extensive experience in handling high value and complex real estate transactions.
Chiara has been repeatedly ranked by The Legal 500 “Chiara Del Frate is available, accurate, skilled, and commercial with great communication and management skills. She is able to anticipate our needs and support our business.”
“Chiara Del Frate is experienced with an excellent commercial and practical sense. She is a skilled negotiator, very responsive, able to deal with complex cross-border matters, accurate and well organised.”
Recognised by The Legal 500 United Kingdom in London
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- Recommended Lawyer for Retail and Consumer, 2026
- Leading Associate for Commercial Property: Corporate Occupiers, 2025-2026
- Rising Star for Commercial Property: Corporate Occupiers, 2024
- Recommended Lawyer for Commercial Property: Investment, 2024-2025
- Recommended Lawyer for Commercial Property: Development, 2024
Chiara is admitted to practice in Italy and England and Wales.
Experience
- Advising international brands of a global luxury group on the sale of a £100M+ retail and office building in Old Bond Street and on lettings in the London luxury districts of Bond Street, Sloane Street, Westfield White City and Bicester Village;
- Advising a Swiss luxury watch brand with their retail and office needs in the London Bond Street area and Manchester;
- Advising an Italian regulated asset management company specialized in luxury fashion brands on a new letting in the Carnaby Estate;
- Advising various Italian luxury brands in relation to their retail and office needs in UK and Italy;
- Advising various HNIs with the purchase of high value residential properties in Italy and London (including Chelsea, South Kensington and Cadogan Square areas);
- Advising American multinational technology company with expanding their last mile distribution network of built to suit distribution and sortation centres in north and central Italy;
- Advising a global fine dining, elite entertainment, and luxury hospitality group in relation to their real estate needs in the UK;
- Advising UK serviced offices developer with the sale of residential elements of a London regeneration scheme of a former industrial site;
- Advising an American multinational beauty company on the sale and lease back of a warehouse facility in the UK.
