Charity law expert joins Michelmores
Howard Lake | 17 January 2008 | News
Specialist charity lawyer Shivaji Shiva has joined Exeter-based Michelmores LLP as Head of Charity Law. He joins from Russell-Cooke solicitors in London, where he was a partner.
Shivaji advises charities and other not-for-profit organisations on a variety of issues encompassing constitutional and governance advice, restructures and mergers, and a range of commercial work including service level agreements, fundraising agreements; grant agreements and intellectual property including copyright, trade mark and copyright.
Malcolm Dickinson, head of Michelmore Business Team said: “Shivaji’s all-round commercial expertise will be of immense use to the charity sector which is a fast-growing practice area for the firm.”
Shivaji said: “My aim is to combine that expertise with my own experience and my long-standing personal and professional commitment to the sector to develop an acknowledged centre of excellence for legal advice to charities and other voluntary organisations both in the South West and nationally.”
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