Praised by clients for its ‘pragmatic solutions-based’ approach, Mills & Reeve LLP’s education team leverages the firm’s national network to assist clients with M&A, commercial contracts, and student accommodation projects. In the Oxford office, the team is headed by employment expert William Downing, and Sarah Seed, who also works from Cambridge, and specialises in advising non-profit clients on lending.
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Testimonials
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‘Pragmatic solutions-based approach to matters.’
‘Fingertip knowledge of matters that they are involved in.’
‘Highly experienced in the private placement market.’
‘Excellent relationships with clients and other side’s lawyers. Practical and decisive.’
Key clients
- Academies Enterprise Trust
- Arden University Limited
- Bournemouth University
- British Council
- Buckingham New University
- Cardiff University
- Christ Church, Oxford University
- Christ’s Hospital
- Dragon School Trust Limited
- Exeter College Oxford
- Francis Crick Institute Ltd
- Harrow School
- Linacre College Oxford
- LTE Group
- Merton College Oxford
- Oxford Brookes University
- Oxford University Endowment Management
- Royal Veterinary College
- Solent University
- St Dunstan's Educational Foundation
- St Edmund Hall, Oxford
- St John’s College, Oxford
- St John's College
- The Institution of Engineering and Technology
- The United Westminster and Grey Coat Foundation
- The University of Northampton
- TOF Corporate Trustee Limited as Trustee of The Oxford Funds
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- University of Cambridge
- University of Bath
- University of Exeter
- University of Kent
- University of Oxford
- University of Southampton
- University of Surrey
- University of Worcester
- Wellcome Sanger Institute
- West Thames College
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sarah Seed, William Downing