Grace Shek qualified in March 2018 and is a Senior Associate in our corporate team.
Grace joined EC3 Legal (prior to its merger with Birketts) from a City law firm in January 2019. Prior to that, Grace worked in the in-house legal team for a global investment management firm where she worked as a Legal and Company Secretarial Assistant after a year working in New York for an employment law firm.
Grace’s expertise spans a broad spectrum of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, advising on shareholder agreements and articles of association, demergers and company reorganisations.
Grace has a particular focus on advising insurance intermediaries, including the establishment of Managing General Agents (MGAs) and also businesses in the hospitality and leisure sector.
Grace also served as Secretary on the “young professional” arm of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers committee, Tomorrow’s FOIL, between June 2020 and January 2023.
Recent work highlights
Experience & education
2019 Joined Birketts LLP
2018 Solicitor, Druces LLP
2018 Qualified as a Solicitor
2014 LPC, Distinction, BBP University
2010 LLB in Law, Brunel University
Areas of Expertise
Birketts delivered a smooth and successful sale of Datalynx to CACI. Grace and Matt provided outstanding strategic leadership and calm oversight that guided the entire transaction from start to finish. Arabella and Grace went above and beyond, regularly working late nights and weekends to keep momentum high and respond instantly to the buyer’s demands. The whole team showed excellent collaboration and a true ‘one-team’ ethic that made what could have been a stressful process feel straightforward and well-managed from start to finish. We couldn’t recommend Grace, Arabella, Matt and the Birketts corporate team more highly – they were true partners who genuinely cared about getting the deal done right.”
Charles Spinks, Director and Founder at Datalynx
