William is a Solicitor in the construction and engineering team at Birketts LLP, having joined the firm following his qualification in 2025.
He advises on both non-contentious and contentious construction matters, supporting clients across the full lifecycle of their projects and providing commercially focused, pragmatic advice.
William regularly advises on procurement strategy and risk allocation, and drafts, reviews and negotiates industry-standard building contracts, including JCT, NEC and FIDIC forms, together with consultant appointments and ancillary documents such as collateral warranties, deeds of novation, performance bonds and guarantees. In addition, William supports clients on contentious matters, advising on termination, payment disputes and claims for loss and damage.
Prior to qualification, he spent three years as a Paralegal and Trainee Solicitor dedicated exclusively to construction and engineering work. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Commercial Paralegal in Hong Kong and China, advising on cross-border matters across blockchain technology, health and life sciences and intellectual property, bringing a broad commercial perspective to his construction practice.
Recent work highlights
Advising on the construction contracts of Cambridge’s new 85,000sqft office buildings.
Advised on the USD$2.3 billion Louisiana, USA Calcasieu Interstate 10 River Bridge.
Advised on the construction of one of Canada’s to be largest gold mines.
Supported the claim against the construction manager on behalf of the subcontractor for a civil construction project in Saudi Arabia.
Experience & education
2025 Joined Birketts
2025 Qualified as a Solicitor
2023 Commenced training contract at Systech Law in Australia
2022 Construction Paralegal at Systech Law in Australia
2021 Commercial Paralegal at DaHui Lawyers in Beijing, China
2020 Commercial Paralegal at MUNG Legal in Hong Kong
2019 – 2020 Legal Practice Course from the University of Law, Moorgate
2017 – 2018 LLM in International Law and Governance from Durham University
2013 – 2017 LLB in Law with a Year in China from the University of Kent
