Samuel Okafor covers EMEA Class A markets for the editorial desk, with a particular focus on UK FRI lease practice, Continental gross/net regimes, and Middle East free-zone leasing structures. He spent eight years advising occupiers on cross-border headquarter relocations across London, Paris, Frankfurt, Dublin, and Dubai before moving into editorial work full time. He writes the desk's coverage of UK and EMEA lease equivalence and the Trophy Asset Test.
Expertise
UK Full Repairing & Insuring leases
EMEA cross-border occupier mandates
Middle East free-zone leasing
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Prior work
FRI leases for non-UK occupiers: a working translation — Class A Atlas, 2025