Slaughter and May has bagged a plum role advising on the £2bn development of the 2012 Olympic Village.

Slaughters' corporate real estate group is acting for new client Lend Lease on the high-profile project, advising on the development, real estate and financing aspects of the Olympic development In its first instruction for the client, the magic circle firm is fielding a team headed by corporate partner James Featherby, real estate partner Dermot Rice and project finance partner Steven Edwards.

Lend Lease announced today (5 March) that it had been selected by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and London & Continental Railways (LCR) as the preferred developer for the Olympic Village, together with its partners First Base and East Thames.