Browne Jacobson LLP

Business Services

Anja is a partner in the Government and Infrastructure Team at Browne Jacobson, with over 11 years of acting for both public and private sector clients in relation to procurement and projects as well as being recognised for her wider understanding and experience of local government decision-making. Anja has developed a clear specialism in public procurement and local government alternative service delivery models built during her career. She previously worked for Sheffield City Council. Anja acts as a trusted advisor to local and central government and health sector clients. The highlights of Anja’s recent public procurement and local government work include:

• Working as a key advisor to the London Borough of Croydon for the disaggregation of their current IT arrangements and procuring up to 9 new service specific contracts, worth over £30million.
• Advising Shropshire Council on the purchase of three shopping centres in Shrewsbury for circa £50million. Anja advised on all non-property and tax issues, including powers of investment, reporting and procurement issues. This has led to several current instructions in relation to property investment and procurement of works contracts.
• Continuing to act as strategic advisor to Harlow District Council in relation to their relationship with and management of their wholly-owned companies, including delivering training, advising on decision-making and contract variation, for services worth over £17million per annum.
• Playing a key role in being successfully appointed as the sole legal advisors to the London Borough of Croydon for a minimum period of 5 years. Anja acts as deputy project manager, alongside Craig Elder, and supports the Council in all aspects of integrating the Council and Browne Jacobson teams. Legal services are estimated to be worth £2million per annum.
• Advising the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to their £100million plus suite of IT contracts, a five year project that completed in 2018.

Anja has previously worked in-house as a solicitor for Sheffield City Council and managed a three year ERDF funded project for an environmental charity.

Solicitor – admitted October 2007 College of Law, York - LPC Durham University - Law (European Legal Studies) Diploma in local government law and practice (2013)