Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Charities, Education

Virginia heads the firm’s charities team and plays an active role in the education sector group. She advises charities, universities and schools, and a wide range of not-for-profit organisations, on core legal, regulatory and governance issues. Her specialisms include charity governance, fundraising, trustee training, charity mergers, charity registrations and incorporations, commercial arrangements, and serious incident reporting.

Her clients range from charities of all sizes to community interest companies, universities and Oxbridge colleges. She works closely with the firm’s private client and business services teams, particularly on real estate, employment and corporate matters.

1994-2000 Charles Russell LLP; 2000-2002 Bates Wells; 2015-2016 Blake Morgan LLP; 2016-2017 Penningtons Manches Cooper; 2017-2024 HCR Hewitsons; 2024-present Penningtons Manches Cooper.

Virginia is a member of the Charity Commission’s legal panel as well as the Charity Law Association.