Chris Schofield > Schofield Sweeney > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
Schofield Sweeney Offices
76 WELLINGTON STREET
LEEDS
LS1 2AY
England
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Chris Schofield
Work Department
Corporate & Commercial
Position
Firm’s founder and Senior Partner. Practice area extends to Business sales and acquisitions, corporate finance, shareholder disputes and Partnership Law (principally for other law firms and solicitors) advising on corporate governance.
Career
Trained at Evershed &Tomkinson and Last Suddards. Prior employment was DLA, Ralph C Yablon and then Filtronic plc (General Counsel and Director)
Memberships
Include memberships of any professional associations, organizations, committees or institutions, e.g. American Bar Association, International Bar Association.
Education
Bradford Grammar School; Girton College, Cambridge (1984 MA); City of London Polytechnic (1985 Law Society Finals).
Leisure
Sailing (RYA Yacht master), walking, cycling, reading, cinema and theatre, Bradford City FC supporter.
Trustee of Leeds Cares, Trustee St Gemma’s Hospice, Director of Leeds Teaching hospitals Trust, Director of Active Bradford, Trustee Enhance Academy Trust, Governor One in a Million Free School, Under-Sheriff for West Yorkshire and a Non-Executive Director of Bradford Live.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
Andrew Hurst leads Schofield Sweeney‘s charities offering in the region, which operates out of Leeds and Bradford. The team has particular expertise in the education sector, specifically regarding the charitable status of academy trusts. Its workload includes advising on the availability of charitable status for not-for-profit organisations, the incorporation of charities, and development and governance issues. Founding partner Chris Schofield also lends his expertise to the team.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Public sector > Education
- Real estate > Environment
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Energy and projects
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Social housing
- Real estate > Construction
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms