Charities
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 4
Contact number
+44 20 7374 8000Chambers Review
Herbert Smith Freehills regularly advises charities, foundations, social enterprises, NGOs and multinational corporate clients in relation to philanthropic and charitable matters. The charities team advises across intellectual property, trusts, real estate, employment, tax and data protection issues for clients. The firm's work frequently involves international charities and cross-border elements.
Work Highlights
- Herbert Smith Freehills advised Black Equity Organisation, providing advice on grants, governance and political activity and campaigning policy.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"HSF has been excellent at grasping the needs of all of the stakeholders. The team has been very responsive and the service has been excellent."
"HSF has been excellent at grasping the needs of all of the stakeholders. The team has been very responsive and the service has been excellent."
Notable Practitioners
Matteo Yoon is a senior associate at Herbert Smith Freehills who regularly advises national and international charities, social enterprises, and not-for-profit organisations. He handles a wide variety of charity, corporate and commercial law matters, including grant funding, governance issues, regulatory compliance and charity registration.
"Matteo has provided consistently excellent support to our organisation."
"Matteo has been excellent to work with. His responsiveness and professionalism have been superb, and he's been very willing to provide advice and support."
"Matteo provides excellent communication and has a highly professional approach."