Birketts LLP

Agriculture and Estates

Adam Burden qualified as a Solicitor into our agriculture and estates team in 2017 and became a Legal Director in 2025. He is based in our Sevenoaks office.

Since joining the agriculture and estates team, Adam has gained a wealth of experience acting for landowners, farmers, agri-businesses, landed estates and others across a full range of agricultural, landed estate and viticulture matters.

His experience includes advising on the acquisition and disposal of farms and rural property; general estate management matters; complex land transactions including pre-emption agreements, option agreements and overage agreements; and secured lending.

Adam is named as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ by Legal 500 [UK 2027] and an ‘Associate to Watch’ by Chambers [UK 2026].

Adam is a Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association and a Council Member of the Kent County Agricultural Society.