Glynne Stanfield > Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP > Cambridge, England > Lawyer Profile

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP   has particular experience of advising charity clients in the education, research, health, regeneration, mental health and grant-giving sectors. It advises on a wide spectrum of charity law matters including governance, compliance, mergers, commercial, fundraising, campaigning and regulatory issues. It has increasingly been advising on setting up corporate foundations. The practice is led by charities head Glynne Stanfield in London and third sector services team head Paul Pugh in Cardiff; skilled legal director Stephen O’Reilly is the key name in Cambridge.

The Cambridge office of Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP is home to a substantial part of the firm’s education practice, which is the largest in the UK. Acting for clients across the UK, as well as assisting major institutions in East Anglia, it counts numerous HE and FE colleges among its clients, as well as schools, academies and private education institutions. The multi-disciplinary team provides support on both domestic and international matters concerning employment work, student issues, charity law, litigation, real estate matters, corporate and commercial work, intellectual property mandates, health and safety claims, constitutional issues and regulatory matters. Glynne Stanfield leads the practice’s international education and corporate governance group, with experience in the formation of HE and FE  group structures and the establishment of overseas campuses. Employment partner Matthew Kelly is central to the practice, as are legal director Stephen O’Reilly and senior associate Martyn Robinson for charity law matters.

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP advises numerous HE and FE institutions, with experienced education lawyers handling employment issues, student matters, charity law and litigation and dispute management work. Other areas of strength for the ‘responsive and knowledgeable‘ team encompass real estate, corporate and commercial, IP and constitutional issues and regulatory advice. The group has a developed network of specialists: with offices in Shanghai, Dubai, Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam, Riyadh and the US, the department is exceptional at advising education institutions globally. Practice head Diane Gilhooley is a highly regarded education and employment law specialist, who has extensive experience advising on complex tribunal proceedings, industrial relations and governance issues. ‘Exceptional practitioner’ Glynne Stanfield leads the international education and corporate governance sub-group, and is a go-to expert for education mergers and regularly advises on innovative public and private sector interactions.

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP  has particular experience of advising charity clients in the education, research, health, regeneration, mental health and grant-giving sectors. It advises on a wide spectrum of charity law matters including governance, compliance, mergers, commercial, fundraising, campaigning and regulatory issues. It has increasingly been advising on setting up corporate foundations. The key members of the team are Glynne Stanfield, Paul Pugh and the skilled legal director Stephen O’Reilly.