Mr Gareth Roy > Russell-Cooke LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Russell-Cooke LLP
8 Bedford Row London
WC1R 4BX
England

Work Department

Charities and social business

Position

Gareth is a senior associate in the charity and social business team and advises a wide range of clients including national and international charities, religious charities and sports clubs.

He provides governance and commercial advice across a wide range of issues including structural reviews, mergers, fundraising, lotteries and regulatory matters involving the Charity Commission.

Gareth combines expert legal and technical knowledge with a pragmatic and user-friendly approach.

Career

Gareth trained at Russell-Cooke and qualified into the charity and social business team in 2015. Prior to that, he managed a team within the operations department of a global toxicology company.

Memberships

  • Trustee of the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute
  • Member of the Charity Law Association

Education

Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, BA (Hons) Jurisprudence

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit

(Rising stars)

Gareth Roy  – Russell-Cooke LLP

The team at Russell-Cooke LLP is praised as ‘approachable, highly intelligent, efficient, and coordinated‘ and ‘work is done quickly and is well, informed by deep industry insight with a knack for finding resolution on even the most nuanced legal issue’. Led by Andrew Studd, the group is adept at advising on the establishment of new charities and on philanthropy issues, and continues to see an increase in work on regulatory interventions by the Charity Commission; it is also skilled at advising charities that have been created by Acts of Parliament and by Royal Charter. James Sinclair Taylor is a long-standing adviser to charities, social businesses and other not-for profits, while Chris Rowse continues to work with various high-profile clients. Pippa Garland advises charities from a wide range of sectors, and Carla Whalen was recently promoted to the partnership. At senior associate level, Gareth Roy is another name to note.