Andrew MacGeoch, partner and Asia-Pacific co-head of hotels, hospitality and leisure at Bird & Bird
International firm Bird & Bird has hired Andrew MacGeoch as partner and Asia-Pacific co-head of hotels, hospitality and leisure to boost its real estate and hospitality offering in Singapore.
“We will use Singapore as our regional hub to tap into activity from key markets like Hong Kong, connecting Asian projects and capital with Europe and beyond,” Simon Price, real estate and hospitality partner in Bird & Bird’s London office, told Asia Business Law Journal.
MacGeoch has joined Bird & Bird after eight years as a partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) in Hong Kong. At BCLP, he also led the Asia real estate and infrastructure team and was global head of the hotels group. With more than 30 years of experience, MacGeoch has worked with developers, owners, investors, governments and organisations across Asia.
His expertise extends to infrastructure developments and mixed-use projects, including power generation plants, stadia, multi-purpose venues, and exhibition centres, with a particular focus on hospitality projects and integrated resorts. He also brings experience in transactions across more than 50 hotel and lodging brands, acting primarily for owners.
MacGeoch will be based in Singapore as a registered foreign lawyer, alongside counsel Leanne Sim and senior associate Sharonrose Tan, both former BCLP lawyers.
He would support in anchoring Singapore as a regional hub to connect Asia-Europe investment flows and deliver multi‑practice support across the real estate asset life cycle, with a focus on growth areas such as M&A, asset conversions, franchising, branded residences and owner‑operator disputes, said Price.
MacGeoch had spent nearly 30 years in Hong Kong, but the past few years had been based in Singapore, building a Southeast Asian real estate and hospitality practice, said Price. He noted that MacGeoch continues to spend time each month in Hong Kong supporting clients on their local and international cross-border transactions.
