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Chambers & Partners Guide to UK Law Firms 2011
This team draws compliments for its breadth of sector knowledge, its high-profile work and its increasingly international scope. Over the last year it has assisted several UK universities in their international partnerships and collaborations; work in this area includes advising UCL on establishing a Qatari campus. In terms of further education work, it is advising colleges on shared services and outsourcing and has added numerous new clients to its roster including Barnet College, Stockport College and Leeds City College. It also regularly acts for private sector providers such as The Apollo Group.
Commercial Awareness "It is one of the few firms to have a real pedigree in this specific area."
Key Individuals John Boardman has been advising education clients for over 30 years, and is particularly highlighted for his expertise in governance issues. Interviewees agree that nationwide group head Diane Gilhooley deserves recognition for her work on education-related employment matters. Glynne Stanfield leads the governance and international education departments, and sources are enormously impressed with his experience handling mergers, whilst Siân Jones-Davies is admired for her student disputes and regulations practice. Senior statesman John Hall earns admiration for his long-established reputation in the field.
Legal 500 2011
The 'excellent' Diane Gilhooley heads Eversheds LLP's 'outstanding' national education team, which acts for clients such as Cardiff University, Leeds City College and The University of Manchester. It has recently handled a range of international partnership, collaboration and outsourcing matters, and also advised on the restructuring of the Barnfield College into a group structure. John Hall chairs the team, which includes Glynne Stanfield in Cambridge and John Boardman in Manchester.
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