‘A truly brilliant team with quality and flair at all levels’, at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is well-equipped to advise leading employers across the full array of employment matters. The group frequently provides litigation support, and strategic transactional advice to key clients. It is well-regarded for its work on managing senior terminations, internal disputes, and team moves. It acts for a substantial number of banks and financial services institutions, particularly on the contentious side, and continues to be busy supporting on key deals, and insolvency matters. Practice co-head Rebecca Harding-Hill has an excellent practice, and often deals with highly sensitive reputational issues for employers. Fellow co-head Catherine Turner has a particular focus on managing discrimination, whistleblowing claims and injunctions. Adam Lambert has left the practice, while James Anderson joined in May 2024.
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  • ‘Catherine Turner is warm but thorough in ensuring all facets of a case are considered before making a decision and offers solutions with clarity of risk for each scenario.'

  • 'Catherine is appropriately challenging to ensure that no stone is left unturned when making a decision which could be problematic further down the line, but with warmth.’

  • ‘Adam Lambert has a deeply detailed grasp of UK employment law and market practice.’

  • ‘The team are very knowledgeable and give straight-forward practical advice. The knowledge of the financial services sector is especially useful because they understand the regulatory environment and how this impacts on employment matters.'

  • ‘Katherine Pope is exceptional. Her attention to detail is second-to-none, and she always goes the extra mile to ensure you have the service that you need. Her ability to recall every nuance of a matter had been invaluable.'

  • 'Rebecca Harding-Hill is very capable and strategic and provides excellent levels of client service.’
  • ‘Katherine Pope is an undoubted star partner of the future. She is immersed in the area and an outstanding judge of legal issues, people, and difficult situations. She is a pleasure to work with in a large team and is excellent under pressure.'

  • 'Rebecca Harding Hill is a true luminary of the area. She has seen every conceivable problem a client might have. She is a tremendous lawyer and a pleasure to work with.’

Clients clés

  • Lumen Technologies
  • Heidrick & Struggles
  • MUFG Bank, Ltd
  • Business Talent Group
  • Affiliated Managers Group
  • David C Cook
  • Angel Trains
  • Tata Consultancy Services
  • Stifel Financial Corp.
  • Element Capital Partners

Points forts

  • Advised on the transfer of over 400 employees as part of the deal, including negotiating arrangements for the seller’s executive team.

Avocats

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Jackie Thomas

Responsable de la pratique

Adam Lambert

Autres avocats clés

James Anderson; Rebecca Harding-Hill; Catherine Turner; Katherine Pope; Jackie Thomas