England - London • Private client
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
The charities practice at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP frequently acts for charities, NGOs, foundations, social enterprises and multinational corporate clients. The team is led by Richard Norridge and regularly works on matters that have an international dimension. Rebecca Perlman is another important member of the department who advises on a broad range of issues from the formation and regulation of charities, to fundraising and investment work; she also has a particular specialism in advising on social investments. At senior associate level, Matteo Yoon is also well regarded.
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Testimonials
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‘The team at HSF always make you feel like you are a priority. They are friendly, welcoming, and incredibly thorough with their work'.
‘They provide us with incredibly generous support. They are efficient, responsive and very helpful. Rebecca Perlman and Matteo Yoon lead the team very well and draw on a wide level of support and expertise from within the firm to support us'.
‘Great practice - strong wide and diverse team, with a good commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. Strong pro bono team. Always good - Matteo Yoon leads the work well, Rebecca Perlman is excellent, as are many others'.
‘Their ability to guide charities on all matters of governance, to provide robust challenge and advice'.
‘Matteo Yoon is an exceptional lawyer with strong relationship building skills and an awareness of the needs of his clients'.
‘They worked hard to understand us and they cared. The team members problem solved and shared their time.’
‘HSF has provided amazing support to our charity over the years and are a key partner'.
- 'Hussein Mithani - has been a brilliant advocate of our work and has both provided wonderful support but has helped to raise awareness of our work'.
Key clients
- Médecins Sans Frontières UK
- Queer Britain Museum Limited
- Social Tech Trust
- Impact Investing Institute
- Royal National Institute for Blind People
- Citizens UK Charity
- Advice on Individual Rights in Europe
- St Columba's Church and Restart Lives
Work highlights
- Continued to advise Queer Britain Museum Limited on two transformative projects.
- Advising Social Tech Trust on its investment into Xploro, a health information platform that uses augmented reality, gameplay and artificial intelligence to deliver health information to young patients, in a way which reduces stress/anxiety.
Lawyers
Rising stars
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Richard Norridge