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Addleshaw Goddard LLP’s team advises clients in the public and private sector and is recognised nationwide for its BSF work. The team is led by national head of education Nancy McGuire.

Christopher Mordue leads the 38-fee-earner team at Pinsent Masons LLP, which counts Nottingham Trent University and UCL as clients. The team is noted for its ‘sound’ sector knowledge and ‘high quality of service’.

Beachcroft has benefited from the arrival of Eve Gregory from Eversheds LLP, who jointly leads the team with Frank Suttie. It has been busy working on student accommodation schemes, and was also appointed by Bradford City Council on the transfer back to the authority of its education service functions.

DLA Piper UK LLP was one of three firms to be reappointed in 2010 to the University of Sheffield’s panel. It also counts Leeds Metropolitan and Huddersfield universities as clients. Andrew Clarke heads the team, which provides a ‘high level of service’ and has a ‘good understanding of the client’s business and legal position’. Jon Kenworthy and Roger Gough are recommended.

Manchester-based Diane Gilhooley leads the team at Eversheds LLP, which in 2010 worked with a number of universities in relation to international partnerships, collaborations and new forms of governance. The team is noted for its ‘very good response times’.

Nabarro LLP continues to work on BSF projects for Westminster City Council and the Borough of Telford & Wrekin, and also counts Sheffield City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council as clients.

Schofield Sweeney has a ‘very good’ team, and in 2010 continued to advise on the establishment of academies and trust schools, including Kings Science Academy in Bradford and the North Tyneside Learning Trust. Practice head Graham Shaw is ‘knowledgeable, and inspires confidence’.

Simon Anderson leads an ‘impressively knowledgeable’ team at Walker Morris, which has recently assisted a number of university in employment tribunal and unfair dismissal cases.

Charlotte Capstick leads the team at Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP.

DWF LLP’s team advises over 180 schools and academies in the regions, as well as The Manchester College and Salford City College. It was also appointed to Manchester Metropolitan University’s panel.

Irwin Mitchell LLP’s team, led by Michael Longden, counts Sheffield Hallam University as a key client, and was recently instructed to advise on its regeneration.

Duncan Milwain heads the team at Lupton Fawcett LLP, which in 2010 advised on various charity and social enterprise matters and also campus redevelopments.

Associate Gerry Morrison leads the team at Rollits LLP, which acts for significant clients including Leeds City College and the University of Hull.

Ward Hadaway’s team was bolstered by the arrival of Karen Andrews from Trowers & Hamlins LLP. The team continued to advise Nottingham City Council on new project delivery through its Local Education Partnership.

Watson Burton LLP receives instructions from Barnsley College, and has recently handled a significant number of academy conversions.

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