Forsters has appointed Victoria Towers as the firm’s new head of commercial real estate.
Towers, who is co-head of Forsters’ industrial and logistics team, has been a partner at the firm since 2012. She also leads Forsters’ client facing ESG offering across its wider real estate team, which includes residential and rural property.
In her new role, Towers will focus on growing key client relationships and new business development.
Towers is taking over the role from Andrew Crabbie, who has been head of Forsters’ commercial real estate practice for the last five years. Crabbie is taking a sabbatical and will return to the business full-time in January 2025.
Towers said: “It is a tremendous privilege to take on this new role, particularly at such as an exciting time for a rapidly evolving industry with so many challenges and opportunities. Developers and landowners are relying on trusted legal advisers to help them navigate new legislation and processes in areas such as building safety, biodiversity net gain, renewable energy and planning. I am proud to lead such an incredibly talented team of people, which is well placed to continue and accelerate the growth of our multi-disciplinary, cross sector practice.”
Emily Exton, managing partner at Forsters, added: “Alongside our comprehensive understanding of the market and our expert advice, it is our collegiate, diverse and inclusive working culture, rooted in collaboration and performance, which is in the DNA of Forsters and sets us apart from our peers. Vicki personifies this spirit and is the natural successor to Andrew, building on the work he has done to grow and establish Forsters as one of the market’s leading dedicated real estate practices.”
