Rebecca Burford

Charles Russell Speechlys

Rebecca Burford is fresh into partnership at Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS), having only been promoted last May, but she is already carving out a name for herself in the corporate and commercial world. From the firm’s Guildford office, Burford has overseen deals including the management buyout (MBO) of Xstrahl Group, a designer and manufacturer of medical devices in the treatment of cancers and dermatological disorders, the £11m MBO of Veritek Global and sale of Alphr Technology to Indutrade, a company listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

Burford also sits within CRS’s digital content and gaming team and guided Guildford-based developer Edge Case Games in its sale to the much larger multinational video game company, Wargaming. Guildford has been referred to as the “Hollywood of video games” at the heart of the British video game industry, and with expertise in gaming law, Burford’s mission to bring games to Guildford has commenced. She is also involved in the Guildford gaming community, giving talks and working with the Women in Games Initiative, which champions women making, promoting and supporting video games.