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Mills & Reeve LLP’s advice is ‘always appropriate and understandable to a non-lawyer’. Michelle Cookson, Nick Finlayson-Brown, Christine de Ferrars Green, Charles Staveley (‘particularly strong, always direct and proactive’) and Tim Allsop (‘skilful in negotiations’) are key figures in the team, whose recent work includes the CB1 development in Cambridge and the Addenbrooke’s Hospital 2020 project. The firm also advised O&H Properties on a 6,900-home development with land values over £20m.

At Hewitsons LLP, Elizabeth Jones, Graeme Sampson and James Simpson are ‘very proactive, alert, thorough and diligent’, and are appreciated for their ‘strength and tenacity to get things done’. Jones is advising the Medical Research Council as a member of the UKCMRI joint venture behind a £600m research centre in London. Other clients are as far afield as Devon and Northumberland.

Elizabeth Deyong, Steven Beach and Michaela Henson at Taylor Vinters are ‘easy to work with, friendly and supportive’, ‘offer clear advice, and are willing to explore every possibility and act quickly and reliably’. Winning Greene King as a client was a major coup.

The advice on offer at Birketts LLP’s young Cambridge office is ‘always thoroughly sound and delivered quickly and clearly’. Kath Herbert is ‘incredibly strong on joint property ventures’, and Jonathan Greenhalgh is ‘diplomatic, and does not bother with trivia’.

At Eversheds LLP, Dominic Morris stands out for his development and regeneration work, and Zoe Cooke has notable expertise in affordable housing. The firm counts Taylor Wimpey and many London borough councils as clients. Tracey Hughes and Alice Liddle moved to Howes Percival LLP in Norwich.

Kester Cunningham John’s Charles Webb and Magnus McManus are noted for the client-centred approach and eye for value. McManus handles the national portfolio of Savills, and is advising a Cambridge College on a £10m land sale to a national housebuilder.

Active in commercial landlord/tenant work and acquisitions, including two schemes in Cambridge over £5m, Alastair Lorimer at Tees Solicitorsgives good sound advice and never keeps you waiting’.

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