The charities and social enterprise practice at Mills & Reeve LLP has an 'exceptional team' and clients praise practice head Neil Burton as 'an outstanding lawyer and refreshing to work with'. The firm has a deep, multi-disciplinary group in its Cambridge office, which supports national and regional charities such as Francis Crick Institute and Royal Society of Chemistry. Charity finance partner Sarah Seed, fundraising specialist Dona Ardeman, and employment expert Nicola Brown are among the key advisers to the not-for-profit sector. Lucinda Brown, who joined from Broadfield Law UK LLP in late 2023, is a specialist in resolving issues affecting trusts and estates, and she works closely with the charities teams.
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‘Exceptional team.’
‘Neil Burton - outstanding lawyer and refreshing to work with.’
Key clients
- Francis Crick Institute
- The Institution of Engineering and Technology
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Society of Operating Engineers
- The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (UK)
- Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
- The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
- Royal Literary Fund
- Birdlife International
- Institute of Mechanical Engineers
- Wellcome Sanger Institute
- The Welding Institute (TWI)
- Together for Mental Wellbeing
Work highlights
- Francis Crick Institute; Full service advice including advising this significant charity on a range of issues.
- The Institution of Engineering and Technology; advising on a full service basis.
- The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (UK); advised on a wide range of charity, governance, funds, regulatory, tax, corporate and commercial matters.
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Neil Burton