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09 April 2026
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Birketts—Nathan Evans

Commercial and technology team in Cambridge strengthened by partner hire

Birketts has appointed commercial and technology lawyer Nathan Evans to its partnership, based in the firm’s Cambridge office. He joins with more than a decade of experience advising on strategic and complex commercial and technology projects.

Evans has worked with a range of clients including software firms, trade-tech companies and technology start-ups such as Confluent Inc, HyBird, Vizrt, SoftwareOne and Sandvik. He will bolster the firm’s commercial and technology team, which operates across seven offices spanning East Anglia, London, the South East and the South West.

Ian Williamson, partner and head of technology, said: ‘We are delighted to welcome Nathan as the eighth partner in our national commercial, technology and IP practice… his experience further strengthens our expertise in this area.’

Evans added: ‘Birketts is one of the UK’s most dynamic and fast-growing firms and I’m thrilled to be joining… I’m looking forward to contributing to their future success.'

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