
Broadfield Law UK LLP, formerly known as BDB Pitmans, has ‘a responsive team that focuses on the client’s needs and cost-effective solutions’. Practice head Duncan Walker is ’very collaborative, client-focused and gets things done’; he is a vastly experienced corporate lawyer, working for a broad base of regional private entrepreneurs, SMEs, and large corporate organisations both in East Anglia and beyond. Walker and emerging talent Ross Fletcher acted for Owlstone Medical Limited in a $27m fundraising round to support the clinical development of a breath test for the early detection of lung cancer.
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‘Duncan Walker is very collaborative, client-focused and gets things done.’
‘The practice was very knowledgeable as you would expect. They explained complex issues clearly and could foresee issues that could/may arise if various scenarios were followed. All staff on our project were very commercially aware and very quick to respond to the challenges of our project.’
Key clients
- Owlstone Medical Limited
- Harrods Aviation Limited
Work highlights
Advised Owlstone Medical Limited on a successful c. $27m funding round.
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Practice head
Duncan Walker
Other key lawyers
Ross Fletcher
