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Glynne Stanfield
Work Department
Glynne is a partner and read law at Jesus College, Oxford. He heads Eversheds Corporate and International Education practice.
Higher Education
He advised on the merger to create the University of Manchester; incorporations of the Universities of Cumbria, Roehampton, University of South Wales, and led on the first tripartite university merger to form the University of Wales Trinity St David
He advised on the setting up of the QAA and OIA. He acts for the Russell Group for which Eversheds LLP is company secretary.
He advised Apollo Global on its takeover of BPP. He advised the University of Law on the structure which permitted its sale and recently acted for GUS in buying it from Montagu.
He acted for Hult in their recent strategic alliance with Ashridge Business School.
He recently acted on the setting up of both The Alan Turing Institute and The Crick Institute.
International
He had advised on many campuses including Newcastle University medical one in Malaysia theirs in Singapore, City University in Dubai and UCL in Australia and Abu Dhabi.
He acts for many private education companies including PE firms.
He was asked by David Willetts, then Universities Secretary, to provide non-political input into the most recent White Paper on HE reform.
He has written governance papers for the UUK, 157 Group and for The Leadership Foundation.
Further Education
He has advised a number of FE colleges in sponsoring academies.
He has advised on many FE mergers (including the demerger of K College) and federations (including Kingston/Carshalton and Warwickshire/South Leicestershire)
He is recognised as a leading lawyer in the UK legal directories "Legal 500" and "Chambers".
Position
Partner
Lawyer Rankings
London > Public sector > Education: institutions
(Leading individuals)Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
continues to excel at advising higher and further education clients on a wide range of regulatory and commercial matters, leveraging its national strength to maintain close relationships with universities and sector associations across the UK. The team is well-regarded for its expertise in contentious and non-contentious employment matters, having provided advice on major higher education employment frameworks in addition to handling large-scale restructuring programmes, unfair dismissal and discrimination claims, and strike action responses. Universities also frequently instruct the firm to advise on mergers, expansions, sales, and international activities. Nicola Bennison, an employment and discrimination specialist, divides her time between London and Nottingham and co-leads the practice with London-based lawyer Diane Gilhooley, who has handled a number of sexual harassment claims and regularly advises on industrial relations. Other key contacts in the team include London- and Cambridge-based governance expert Glynne Stanfield, who has advised on major mergers and expansions, and experienced litigator Alison Oldfield, who divides her time between London and Leeds and has a record of handling protestor disruptions.
London > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
Stephen O’Reilly heads up the practice at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, which acts for a number of high-profile bodies in the areas of science, medicine and research. In addition, it is skilled at advising various commercial companies on the establishment of corporate foundations, and advising banks on lending to charities. O’Reilly is experienced in charity mergers, governance issues, and advising on payments to charity trustees. Glynne Stanfield is another name to note.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Construction
- Employment > Employment
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant