East Anglia is home to a number of major business centres, including Cambridge, Norwich, Peterborough and Ipswich, with the most prominent firms across the region including Birketts LLP, Mills & Reeve LLP, Howes Percival LLP and Ashtons Legal, which merged with Norfolk firm Steeles in December 2021. Cambridge’s status as a key hub for life sciences, biotechnology and innovation continues to attract business from far and wide, with US firm Goodwin continuing to build on its 2019 launch in Cambridge.