Kirsteen Hook > Trethowans LLP > Southampton, England > Lawyer Profile
Trethowans LLP Offices
THE PAVILION, BOTLEIGH GRANGE BUSINESS PARK
HEDGE END
SOUTHAMPTON
SO30 2AF
England
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Kirsteen Hook
Work Department
Charity Solicitors & Non-Profit Law
Position
Partner
Career
Kirsteen is a Partner and specialist charities solicitor with significant experience advising charities and not-for-profit organisations of all structures and sizes on a wide range of matters including regulation, governance, risk and requirements for a charitable body. Her clients range from new organisations and small local charities/groups, through to large national and international charities. Kirsteen also has experience advising faith-based and educational charities and organisations.
Kirsteen joined Trethowans in 2022 after having spent over 10 years specialising in charity law at Blake Morgan. Before specialising into charity law, she spent 6 months at Save the Children on secondment which enabled her to experience being in-house at a charity.
Kirsteen is on the LexisNexis Q&A panel of experts for charity law, and has been recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ in the 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 Legal 500 editions for Charities and Not-for-Profit.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Hampshire
Trethowans LLP’s team operates out of Southampton, advising regional and international companies on all aspects of M&A and private equity transactions. Nick Gent heads up the corporate group, bringing vast expertise in handling equity investments, mergers, and joint ventures to the team. Lucy Gleisner focuses on acquisition strategy and disposals. Jon Stickland, who leads on the commercial side, is experienced in advising start-ups and listed companies on their operational contracts. Mike Watson specialises in assisting with the sale and purchase of businesses. Julian Hamblin regularly guides entities within the IT and technology field. In team news, Kirsteen Hook joined the firm from Blake Morgan LLP in November 2022.
South East > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
Often entrusted by philanthropic individuals, Trethowans LLP helms a range of borrowing and lending, governance, land, and trustee matters. Kirsteen Hook co-leads the team and is knowledgeable of charitable body requirements. Sarah Humphrey is the other co-lead and is adept in charity property matters. All of the individuals that have been mentioned are located in Southampton.
Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate and commercial: Hampshire South East > Corporate and commercial
- Charities and not-for-profit South East > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Hampshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Hampshire
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Hampshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Hampshire
- Employment > Employment: Hampshire
- Private client > Family: Hampshire
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Professional negligence