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Neil Burton

Partner

What can I do for you

Neil is a corporate, charity and commercial lawyer and Notary Public. Neil heads up Mills & Reeve’s charity sector group and advises major charities and universities on a range of corporate and charity issues. He has also advised on over 250 Lloyd’s of London limited liability corporate transactions. Neil also manages the firm’s work in the Middle East.

Supporting your ambitions

Neil manages the overall client relationships with some of our significant international charity clients with wide ranging charitable objects, challenges and legal issues. Neil is also retained by boards of trustees of a number of major charities to provide horizon scanning on major issues that will impact on their strategy. This enables Neil to provide strategic, rounded and pragmatic advice.

What do others say

A senior Head of Legal described Neil as  “an absolute gem and was absolutely first class in the way he handled the transaction". Legal 500 ranks Neil as a leading individual and notes he "rates very highly and inspires confidence with his mixture of technical knowledge and pragmatism’ and Chambers notes Neil is “excellent”.

What our clients say about us

  • I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.
  • They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.
  • All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.
  • I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.

As many clients will testify, too many lawyers deliver the required legal expertise but fail to deliver an outstanding client experience. Which is why we always listen to our clients and constantly ask ourselves what we can do to deliver the results you expect.

You expect a close and attentive working relationship, with a lawyer that is responsive and available when you need them. You also want clear, pragmatic and commercial advice tailored to your needs, and transparency and certainty on costs. We completely agree. That’s why every day, through our culture and approach we are committed to delivering the exceptional results and service our clients expect of us.

Related sectors and services

  • Academies and schools
  • Charity law
  • Commercial
  • Corporate law
  • Corporate, commercial and finance
  • Cyber response
  • Education
  • Higher education and research
  • Insurance
  • International (Education)
  • International law
  • Philanthropy and charitable giving
  • Private wealth
  • Charity enforcement
  • Charities and social enterprise

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