Philip Reed
Partner
Philip is a partner in the charities and philanthropy team.
Philip advises charities, not-for-profits and philanthropists on a wide range of charity law and related issues. This includes governance and strategic matters, mergers and restructuring, establishment and registration, trading and their relationship with non-charitable subsidiaries, tax, fundraising and regulatory issues.
He has a broad practice, but with a particular specialism in advising organisations in the education and arts sectors. These include schools, colleges, universities, arts bodies, artists and related entities.
Through the Charity Law Association, Philip is a critical friend to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland.
Track record
Admissions
Publications
Memberships
Acting as sole in-house counsel (on secondment) for a major international disability charity.
Advising an international charity founded by one of the world’s leading authors on its global governance and UK commercial arrangements.
Advising on a c.£100m national fundraising campaign in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
England & Wales 2011
Contributing author to Charity Governance, Jordans 2014; Charity Law – Global Guide, Thomson Reuters 2016.
Charity Law Association
Me in a minute
After training at a magic circle firm, I realised that I wanted to work with clients who are really making a difference in the world, whether they’re charities, other not-for-profit organisations, or philanthropists.
Education
Languages
- English
