Virginia Henley > Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP > Cambridge, England > Lawyer Profile

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP has a firm-wide charities practice in which the Cambridge office plays a key role. Practice head Hilary Aldred, who handles employment, education and charity law matters, is ‘an outstanding lawyer and tactician‘.  Aldred, commercial and IP partner Rachel Bradley and managing associate Sophie Whitbread are the core of a team that handles contentious matters before the Charity Commission, as well as administrative and governance advice, trustee issues, data protection guidance and more. Virginia Henley joined the practice in September 2024.

Daff Richardson and Hilary Aldred co-head a multi-practice team at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP, which advises a broad range of third-sector clients. These clients include local and national charities, and social housing and trade associations. It also advises religious institutions, family offices, philanthropists, and grant making charities. Oxford-based Richardson advises charities on many employment matters. Cambridge-based Aldred advises numerous charity and not-for-profit clients with particular expertise in advising charities in the education sector. Laura Dadswell is another key contact who acts for many wealthy families when they are creating philanthropic structures. Virginia Henley joined the firm in September 2024.