Mills & Reeve LLP

At Mills & Reeve LLP, ‘every member of the team is approachable and personable’. Prominent regionally and nationally, the firm increasingly handles cross-border M&A transactions. Tom Pickthorn leads on corporate transactions, while Kevin Calder is the standout partner for commercial matters, and James Fry oversees the firm’s work in the life sciences sector. Other key members of the team are Poppy Short, who ’gives pragmatic and understandable advice’ to universities, further education colleges and schools on corporate matters. Dona Ardeman handles investment funds and early-stage venture capital investment work, Neil Burton is a key adviser to charities, Jonathan Greenwood focuses on mid-market M&A and PE investments, and Zickie Lim leads the firm’s venture capital group with a strong focus on the technology and life sciences sectors.