Russell-Cooke LLP

Charity and social business team

Pippa is a partner in the charity and social business team.

She advises charities, social enterprises and other not-for-profit organisations on all aspects of charity law. Pippa combines a strong general practice advising on governance, fundraising and trading, mergers and grant making (including overseas), with a particular expertise in philanthropy, where she advises both individuals and businesses on their giving.  She has helped establish a number of family and corporate foundations.

Pippa trained at Allen & Overy. She joined Russell-Cooke in 2021 as a partner from Bates Wells where she was a senior associate.

• Trustee of FoodCycle
• Public Affairs Committee Member, Philanthropy Impact
• Member of the Charity Law Association, working group member on Corporate transparency and register reform

• St Anne’s College, University of Oxford, BA (Hons) Modern History (academic scholar)
• LLM, University of Law (Richard Tuddenham prize for highest result in the UK)
• Allen & Overy LLP (trainee 2010 – 2012, associate 2012 – 2014)
• Bates Wells & Braithwaite London LLP (2014 – 2021)