Birketts LLP

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• ‘They were very efficient with their time and my time. They moved the transaction along at an appropriate pace and made sure I was in the loop at every step of the way. The estimated billing amount was exactly as they had predicted. Overall, I was very pleased with Birketts and would recommend them to others.’

• ‘Emma Tubb was excellent to work with and she kept me well informed during the whole transaction process. She made efficient use of her time as well as mine. I was grateful for her detailed understanding of the business transaction we were undertaking and appreciated her guidance along the way. She was excellent to work with.’

• ‘We were assisted by the team in relation to quite simple M&A and reorganisation transactions. The team is well structured, responsive and client focused. They understand the clients needs and deal with them with a pragmatic and friendly approach.’

• ‘Lisa Hayward and Alex Nelson were superb in leading our transition to employee ownership. Always available, very approachable and brilliantly commercial. City quality work at much more sensible prices, we can't recommend them highly enough. This was a complicated transaction involving non-UK shareholders and subsidiary businesses in different parts of the world. Birketts worked seamlessly with our corporate finance advisers so that we felt like they were truly one team. Their after-care is also exceptional and they remain interested and engaged in our business after completion of the transaction.’

• ‘Alex Nelson is calm under pressure and able to be seamlessly across lots of moving parts on a complex deal. Her ability to explain a complicated transaction in layman terms really stands out. She is an excellent lawyer. With an exceptional attention to deal and a real interest in her clients, she is a genuine trusted adviser.'

• 'Lisa Hayward is a brilliant lawyer and has become a trusted adviser. Always approachable, commercially astute and endlessly patient, she works brilliantly with her corporate colleagues to get the deal done.'
• 'Sarah Pearce did an amazing job supporting the partners. She was across the myriad of documents and was attentive and lovely to deal with.’

• ‘I've found the team at Birketts, especially Andrew Tubb, excellent at getting the job done, despite potentially challenging and difficult circumstances. Practical solutions with genuine innovation are found which temper any issues or concerns parties may have, thus allowing deals to be done or issues to be resolved. Regular communication and discussion around nuances that may be different to the 'norm' are undertaken. The team listen carefully to ensure their understanding before recommending a given course of action.’

• ‘Andrew Tubb has stood out with a recent transaction we undertook. Practical, available and sensibly priced. Despite some major time pressures and challenging situations, the job was done effectively.’

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