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Bates Wells Offices
10 QUEEN STREET PLACE
LONDON
EC4R 1BE
England
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Lucy Rhodes
Work Department
Charity & Social Enterprise
Position
Lucy is a Senior Associate and charity law specialist with a broad practice covering general charity services including charity registrations, mergers and other restructures, governance and constitutional advice and specialist expertise in inquiry and regulatory compliance cases and complex charity law issues and structures. Advises a range of charities and social enterprises including armed forces charities, and individuals and companies engaging in philanthropy.
Career
- Trainee Solicitor, Bates Wells (including secondment at Big Society Capital), 2012-2014
- Qualified as a Solicitor, September 2014
- Associate, 2017
- Senior Associate, 2021
Memberships
- Member of Charity Law Association and working party on ‘technical law’ changes to the Charities Act 2011. Gave oral evidence to House of Lords Special Public Bills Committee on Charities Act 2022.
Education
- University of Cambridge, MA Hons Classics, 2008
- BPP Law School, 2009-2010
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
(Next Generation Partners)The large and specialist team at Bates Wells has a ‘wonderful combination of expertise in the law, deep experience in the sector, and an inherently practical outlook’. Thea Longley
heads the practice, which is adept at handling day-to-day issues for its non-profit clients, through to the most complex charity law matters. Philip Kirkpatrick advises many major charities, as well as foundations. Lawrence Simanowitz’s areas of specialisation span charity formations and governance, through to spinouts and campaigning. Stephanie Biden leads the work for faith-based charities, while Laura Soley has a broad charity practice, and covers niche areas such as royal charter bodies and statutory charities. Erica Crump acts for a range of large charities and spearheads the culture and creative cross-departmental offering. Oliver Hunt frequently advises on the structuring and promotion of crowdfunded projects, particularly for renewable energy projects. In April 2024, Jean Tsang and Lucy Rhodes were promoted to the partnership. Suhan Rajkumar is another name to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Charities and not-for-profit London > Private client
- Next Generation Partners London > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Public sector > Electoral
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Industry focus > TMT
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market