Birketts LLP

Birketts is a leading UK law firm delivering high calibre international legal services across transactional, advisory, and contentious work. With dedicated cross‑border teams, specialist sector knowledge, and strong coverage across major global regions, we provide reliable, commercially focused solutions for organisations and individuals operating internationally or engaging with the UK market. We have experience in complex multi‑jurisdictional matters, providing clarity, confidence, and strategic insight to our clients in an interconnected world.

We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals. The firm positions itself as a trusted partner for overseas clients engaging with the UK market, as well as UK‑based clients pursuing international opportunities and it has an extensive experienced network of law firms operating in most of the recognized jurisdictions and cities world-wide.

We support our clients through our expertise in the following areas:

international mergers and acquisitions

project management

multiple law firm coordination

intellectual property protection

regulatory compliance

employment and immigration

dispute resolution

commercial and residential real estate

With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 800 lawyers and legal professionals based in London and 6 other offices within the UK.

Our business is divided into four principal practice groups: real estate, corporate services, dispute resolution, and private client. Across these practice groups, we have deep sector expertise, spanning sectors including automotive, charities/not-for-profits, education, energy and infrastructure, food and beverages, hospitality, leisure and retail, independent healthcare, insurance and financial services, private wealth, public sector, real estate development, shipping, logistics and trade, and technology.

We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges, or opportunities that they may face. Our culture is our strength. We invest in our culture and protecting it drives our strategy and decision making. Our employees enjoy working together and our clients benefit from the partnership culture which promotes sharing and avoids critical silo mentality.

With our ambition to succeed comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our Responsible Business strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, this is evidenced in many different facets including female partners comprising 42% of our partnership and 50% of our Partnership Board.