Pinsent Masons LLP

Pinsent Masons LLP offers a wide range of services in the education sector, advising and representing numerous universities and higher education bodies on employment tribunal claims, disciplinary procedures, disability discrimination, mergers, harassment allegations, equality matters and COVID-19 student claims. The practice is led by the Leeds-based Victoria Goddard, who specialises in student accommodation projects and complex development structures. The Birmingham-based Gayle Ditchburn has vast experience in advising on mergers and governance, while Julian Sladdin focuses on cases in relation to discrimination and serious misconduct. Helen Corden and Rebecca Stephen handle employment disputes in the sector, and infrastructure specialist Chris Owens focuses on student accommodation projects.