Paul was admitted as a Solicitor in August 2006 and joined Birketts in 2014.
He is a Partner in our Commercial and Technology Department. Paul is one of East Anglia’s leading commercial lawyers and has a wide variety of experience across a number of sectors.
Paul specialises in technology work (including advising on digital transformation projects, knowledge transfer partnerships and the commercialisation of intellectual property rights), energy and infrastructure work (including power purchase agreements as well as leading on large solar and heat projects and natural capital work (where he is involved with both the drafting and negotiation of environmental mitigation agreements and the sale of environmental benefits).
Paul has significant in-house experience having worked for a top tier international provider of consultancy and support services for the automotive industry (where he documented service provision and launched projects in various European jurisdictions for original vehicle manufacturers).
Recent work highlights
Acting for BUUK, a leading provider of last-mile utility networks, in connection with various contractual matters including the formation of a strategic partnership with Sky.
Acting for a provider of an electronic flight operations system in connection with the renewal of its supply contracts to various airlines and international logistic providers.
Advising on a hydrogen project, from heads of terms to the formal agreements, including construction of the hydrogen main, operation of the hydrogen main and subcontracting of emergency and rhinology services.
Areas of Expertise
Accreditations
Chambers [UK 2025]
Ranked
Legal 500 [UK 2025]
Next Generation Partner
We have worked with Paul Palik for over 20 years and he has a strong understanding of our business and the challenging industry we operate in. One key benefit of working with Paul for this duration is that he has supported us at each stage of our evolution as a business and helped us to adapt our contracts to protect our business and support our valued customers. He is second to none when it comes to knowing the details in relation to the various work completed over the years. I’m not sure how he retains so much knowledge but it is exceptional. We trust Paul implicitly and simply cannot recommend him highly enough and it goes without saying that we hope our relationship continues for at least another 20 years!
Legal 500 [UK 2025]
