Jonathan Brinsden

Jonathan is a highly experienced charities lawyer with over 20 years’ experience. Jonathan advises all types of charities and not for profit organisations in relation to charity registrations, governance, commercial activities, corporate partnerships, mergers and social investment.  Jonathan has a very broad practice ranging from large operational charities, through grant-makers and funders to start-ups, across all sectors including health, education, military, faith and the arts. He has considerable expertise in resolving trustee disputes, conducting charity investigations and facilitating Charity Commission compliance.

Alongside side his third sector expertise, Jonathan enjoys a significant philanthropy practice covering all types of philanthropic giving in the UK and across international borders, including US/UK dual qualified charities. This includes advising philanthropists and organisations which are underpinned by ultra-high net philanthropy on a wide range of programmatic, governance and regulatory matters, including assisting them with jurisdictional analysis for their charitable vehicles.

• He is a regular speaker at webinars and events and participates in a variety of external panel discussions.

• Ranked as a Band 1 Charities Lawyer in Chambers and Partners UK.
• Listed in the Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame”.
• Recognised in Best Lawyers for charity law.
• Trustee/committee member for a number of grant making foundations, including The Power of Nutrition, the Monday Charitable Trust, the Telles Foundation, the Disrupt Foundation and the Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Foundation.