Full-service firm appoints charity and philanthropy law specialist
London law firm Payne Hicks Beach is pleased to welcome Neasa Coen as legal director for charity and philanthropy law in the private client department. Neasa focuses her practice on the charitable and not-for-profit sectors, and advising grant makers, operating charities, public sector bodies, commercial organisations and philanthropists on risk management, governance, regulation, commercial projects and sustainable finance.
‘I am delighted to have joined Payne Hicks Beach,’ said Neasa. ‘The firm’s high standards of client service and the quality of its wider offering are of great value to charities and philanthropists seeking measured and insightful advice in charity law and surrounding areas including litigation, reputation management and regulatory investigations.’
Rosamond McDowell, head of private client at the firm, said: ‘Neasa is a trusted and commercially astute adviser to philanthropists, boards of charitable companies and trustees of charitable trusts. Her skill set and expertise perfectly complement our services to high net worth and family office clients and reflects the growth in our clients’ requirements in this area that is of increasing importance in the wider UK economy. We are delighted to have Neasa on our senior advisory team.’
