England - London • Private client
VWV
Paul Voller, Chris Knight and Con Alexander lead a large national team of sector specialist lawyers at VWV across its four offices. The group advises more than 100 charities of all types and sizes, and is particularly well regarded for its advice to charities in the healthcare, arts and educational sectors. It advises a significant number of universities that are constituted as charities, and is skilled at advising faith charities on all aspects of their operations. Shivaji Shiva is also recommended.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Experienced team, with clear up-to-date technical and practical knowledge (e.g. dealing with regulators) and a pragmatic approach which helps to manage time/costs without compromising on the quality of advice'.
‘A highly knowledgeable but pragmatic approach from Con Alexander and Rachel Tonkin. They gave clear, detailed advice but without over-complicating things. They understood our aims and priorities as a client, and sought to achieve those in a balanced way'.
‘A real range of expertise in the charity sector’.
‘Con Alexander - an excellent all-round adviser. Shivaji Shiva - hugely experienced and excellent with clients from the faith-based sector’.
Key clients
- Nuffield Health
- Institute of Cancer Research
- Royal College of Surgeons
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Seven Pillars of Wisdom Trust
Work highlights
- Advising a consortium of 15 charities including leading UK universities in a bidding joint venture for research projects to support the renewal, sustainment and improvement of environmental projects in the UK and elsewhere.
- Advising the trustees of the Seven Pillars of Wisdom Trust on the disposal of the remaining manuscripts and artefacts of the late Lawrence of Arabia to Oxford University, Cambridge University and The Bodleian Library.
- Advised a large national charity on the regulatory aspects of the sale and leaseback of a number of operating sites with a total transaction value in excess of £197m.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paul Voller, Chris Knight, Con Alexander