Birketts LLP

Clients of Birketts LLP are ‘impressed by its pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach, which is invaluable to in-house legal teams’. The firm is a mainstay of the regional property market and is increasingly involved in work for national clients. Grace Kerr in Chelmsford leads the firm-wide real estate practice, and Cambridge is home to a deep bench of talent across the full spectrum of commercial property. Dwight Patten, who specialises in acting for higher education and other educational institutions, local authorities and charities, and Gemma Goddard , who frequently assists private landowners, lead the Cambridge commercial real estate team. Simon Keen leads on strategic land matters, and Helen Stewart oversees the residential development team following the retirement of Kath Herbert. Claudia Haisman-Green also retired in 2024.