Paul Burton > JMW Solicitors LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
JMW Solicitors LLP Offices

1 BYROM PLACE
SPINNINGFIELDS
MANCHESTER
M3 3HG
England
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Paul Burton

Work Department
Real Estate Commercial
Position
Partner specialising in a wide range of complex transactions across various sectors including telecommunications, residential, retail, education, leisure and energy specialising in development with a particular focus on strategic land, infrastructure and residential development.
Career
Halliwells LLP (Manchester office) 2006 – 2010 (qualified in 2008); Gateley (Manchester office) 2010 – 2011 (as part of acquisition of Halliwells); DWF (Manchester office) 2011 – 2013; and JMW Solicitors LLP (Manchester office) 2013 – present.
Education
The University of Sheffield – Law (LLB) 2001-2004; BPP Law School – LPC 2005-2006
Leisure
Music, footbal, beer and the visual arts
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
With a client portfolio spanning a wide range of sectors, including investors and developers, the team at JMW Solicitors LLP offers a full real estate service. Thomas Pearson leads the practice with specialisms in healthcare and residential development in the region. Paul Burton continues to play a key role in infrastructure deals, notably advising national infrastructure platform CityFibre. The team was further strengthened by investment and development specialist David Frankland joining from DWF in early 2022, and Robin Sharp joining from Hill Dickinson LLP.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general crime and fraud
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Employment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Real estate > Construction