Robert is an English-qualified lawyer who has specialised in the charity and not-for-profit sector for more than 15 years, guiding trustees and charity executives on charity law, governance and regulatory issues and increasingly also advising social entrepreneurs, having previously acted for corporates ​to resolve commercial disputes and, for a time earlier in his career, as a UK Government legal adviser. Robert regularly speaks and writes on current charity law issues and is passionate about supporting not-for-profits so they can make a positive difference.