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> Samuel Okafor — EMEA contributing editor, based in London, contributing to Class A Atlas since 2024.

## TL;DR

- EMEA contributing editor
- Based in London.
- Joined Class A Atlas in 2024.
- Expertise: UK Full Repairing & Insuring leases.
- Expertise: EMEA cross-border occupier mandates.
- Expertise: Middle East free-zone leasing.

# Samuel Okafor

*EMEA contributing editor · London*

## TL;DR

- EMEA contributing editor
- Based in London.
- Joined [Class A](/glossary/class-a) Atlas in 2024.
- Expertise: UK Full Repairing & Insuring leases.
- Expertise: EMEA [cross-border](/topics/cross-border-expansion) occupier mandates.
- Expertise: Middle East free-zone leasing.

## Bio

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](/glossary/trophy-asset) Test.

## Expertise

- UK Full Repairing & Insuring leases
- EMEA cross-border occupier mandates
- Middle East free-zone leasing
- ESG / [leed](/glossary/leed)-tenants">breeam">BREEAM disclosure for tenants

## Prior work

- FRI leases for non-UK occupiers: a working translation — Class A Atlas, 2025
- EMEA cross-border headquarter playbook — Editorial whitepaper, 2024

## Contact

Email: [samuel@classa.info](mailto:samuel@classa.info)

## Related

- [**All authors**](/about/authors)
- [**Methodology**](/about/methodology)
- [**Editorial standards**](/about/editorial-standards)

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/about/authors/samuel-okafor), updated 2026-05-29T16:17:29.065Z.