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Mishcon de Reya LLP

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Mishcon de Reya LLP

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Charities - UK-wide

Band 3

What the Team is Known For
Mishcon de Reya has a notable practice known for its representation of national charities, university colleges, NGOs and trading subsidiaries. The firm assists with strategic governance and regulatory issues and the setting up of charitable organisations, as well as commercial matters such as collaborations and fundraising events. The team is additionally focused on social enterprise mandates.
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Work Highlights

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  • Mishcon de Reya have continued to support Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and its trading subsidiary on the legal implementation of their first research spin-out.

Strengths

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  • The team is excellent. They have expertise in charity law and also staff who have direct experience in the charity commission which is invaluable.

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  • They're incredibly responsive and are happy to turn things around quickly if needed. It feels like they work in partnership with clients rather than for clients - they want to get the best outcome.

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  • They understand impact very well and it is at the heart of what they do. The firm has a rich array of talented and skilled lawyers within a number of areas meaning they can support on complex cases.

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  • The team is incredibly competent. Great at the technical work and it can bring in perspectives from the traditional commercial sector and social impact side, and it has a great bedside manner.

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  • I would totally trust the Mishcon partners we work with to handle difficult, sensitive or complex matters. The multidisciplinary and multi-jurisdictional nature of the team is a major plus.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Chris Willis Pickup
    Chris Willis Pickup

    Chris Willis Pickup

    Chris Willis Pickup advises an array of charity and social venture clients on commercial and constitutional issues. He is particularly adept at liaising with the Charity Commission on issues such as governance applications and regulatory issues.

    • Chris is excellent. Great commercial awareness, tactful and effective also. He understands our business well.

      Charities respondentUK

    • Chris is excellent. Very responsive and clearly an expert.

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    • I think of Chris as a thought leader in the field, he is very innovative and he is very good at telling clients how to best manage their relationship with the Charity Commission.

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    • We’ve really enjoyed working with Chris. He stands out for his clarity, responsiveness, and ability to engage with the complexity of our work without making things more difficult than they need to be.

      Charities respondentUK

    • Chris is technically very good and he has great experience working in the charities sector and in particular with the charities regulator in UK. He gives solid and concise advice.

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