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The Big Advice Column gives you the chance to pose questions to our panel of top industry experts. We have a bank of questions and answers available for you below and if you have a query for one of the experts that is not there, just ask us.
Meet our Expert Ben Clossick Thomson – Barrister Ben is a barrister specialising in intellectual property and commercial litigation at Arnold & Porter. In addition to advising on copyright, trade mark, design, patents and breach of confidence matters, Ben regularly assists charities in resolving legal disputes. “How can a charity remove a … Continued
Continue readingMeet our Expert Lucy Johnson-Cameron – Associate at Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP Lucy is a solicitor specialising in corporate transactions at Arnold & Porter. Lucy advises clients on a wide range of transactions including public and private M&A, capital markets, venture capital investments and corporate restructurings. “I am setting up a charity, and am … Continued
Continue readingMeet our Expert Louise Strom – Associate at Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP Louise is an Associate at Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP. Her background is in dispute resolution, and she now specialises in regulatory and contentious life science matters. She maintains an active pro bono practice and has advised several charities and NGOs on wide … Continued
Continue readingMeet our Expert Reema Mathur – Associate, Charity & Social Enterprise Team Stone King LLP Reema is an associate in the Charity and Education team, acting for a wide variety of charity and not-for-profit clients. In her spare time, Reema is trustee of a charity that supports women and their children experiencing domestic violence. She … Continued
Continue readingMeet our Expert Tony Austin – Chartered Accountant Tony is an accountant who has been involved with the not-for-profit sector for over 15 years. He was previously National Charity Tax Partner with a major firm of accountants and now works as an independent tax consultant, advising charities and donors on tax issues. He also writes and lectures … Continued
Continue readingMeet our Expert Ben Evans – Solicitor Ben is a solicitor specialising in intellectual property matters at Blake Lapthorn, a leading full service firm in the South East of England. Ben advises clients on trade mark clearance searching, brand strategy and world-wide trade mark prosecutions as well as dealing with a range of intellectual property disputes including … Continued
Continue readingMeet our Expert Lizzie Jones – Associate, Farrer & Co Lizzie joined Farrer & Co as a solicitor in 2007, after training at Baker & McKenzie. Lizzie advises sponsors of new charities, directors, trustees and officers of existing charities and other not-for-profit bodies, as well as individuals and companies wishing to make charitable gifts or do business … Continued
Continue readingMeet our Expert Lizzie Jones – Associate, Farrer & Co Lizzie joined Farrer & Co as a solicitor in 2007, after training at Baker & McKenzie. Lizzie advises sponsors of new charities, directors, trustees and officers of existing charities and other not-for-profit bodies, as well as individuals and companies wishing to make charitable gifts or do business … Continued
Continue readingMeet our Expert Jonathan Schiffres – Consultant, nef Consulting Jonathan is a consultant with a focus on using nef tools to evaluate community development work, and regeneration projects in the built environment. He is an accredited practitioner of social return on investment (SROI) and is part of the nef consulting delivery team for SROI training. He has … Continued
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