Profile

Virginia heads the firm’s charities team and plays an active role in the education sector group. She advises charities, Oxbridge colleges, universities and schools, and a wide range of not-for-profit organisations, on core legal, regulatory and governance issues. Her specialisms include charity governance, almshouses, funding and fundraising, trustee training, restructuring and mergers, registrations and incorporations, commercial arrangements including trading subsidiary arrangements, and serious incident reporting.

Described as a leader in her field by The Legal 500, where she has achieved a top tier partner ranking and is praised for being ‘knowledgeable, professional, helpful, practical, easy to contact and supportive’, Virginia is a member of the Charity Commission’s interim manager panel as well as the Charity Law Association. She works closely with the firm’s private client and business services teams, particularly on real estate, employment and corporate matters.

Widely recognised by both peers and clients for her positive and pragmatic approach, Virginia combines an unswerving attention to detail with a focus on achieving the best possible outcome. She is based in Penningtons Manches Cooper’s Cambridge office and regularly works out of both the Oxford and London offices.