The commercial and regulatory law needs of and in respect of the public, voluntary, education, sports and culture sectors.

Associate Director at Irwin Mitchell
National Head of our Public Sector, Education, Sports, Culture and Charities team

The commercial and regulatory law needs of and in respect of the public, voluntary, education, sports and culture sectors.

High Profile work acting for individuals, organisations and consortia to provide solutions for a wide range of commercial regulatory, constitutional and after the event fiscal issues.

"Michael Longden has extensive PFI and public sector experience."
Legal 500 - 2007/08

"Michael Longden is said to be of 'exceptionally high quality', while the wider team is described as 'invaluable, offering sound and practical advice'."
Legal 500 - 2007/08

• Degree in Physics, Bristol - 1972
• Tax Inspector latterly in charge of high profile compliance and prosecution offices responsible for the East of England
• Pinsent Mason (Simpson Curtis as was) - 1989
• Garretts and Arthur Andersen - 1997
• DLA - 2001
• Irwin Mitchell - 2005
• Associate Director - 2006
  

Transforming Compulsory Education (June 2001) in conjunction with Graham Walker FCA of Edunova.
Keynote speeches at :

• H.M.Treasury at the launch of the Treasury initiative to seek a commercial return on government owned intellectual property
• Microsoft’s worldwide launch of its e-Learning initiative
• The Edinburgh International Conference of University Administrators

• Membership Charity Law Association
• Associate Institute of Indirect Taxation
• Tutor Mediator
• Business Consultancy qualification
• Governor Sheffield Hallam University
• Governor Park Lane College Leeds