Employment

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has a respected employment practice that is home to a series of talented practitioners. The firm's strong litigation work is coupled with day-to-day employment advice. It provides a wealth of experience acting for large multinational banking clients, law firms and retail sector clients. Its global footprint lends itself to deft handling of multi-jurisdictional matters.

"BCLP's employment team demonstrate a strong ability to manage complex employment matters involving issues such as multiple jurisdictions and complex compensation structures."

"The firm demonstrates strategic thinking skills, meticulous and detailed analysis, as well as good-quality drafting skills."

"The BCLP team are always extremely responsive and ensure that our team are well advised when we need it."

BCLP advised Lumen on its USD1.8 billion proposed divestiture of its Europe, Middle East and Africa business to Colt. This included the negotiation of retention awards and incentive arrangements and the treatment of the works councils.

Lisa Mayhew is global co-chair of BCLP.She demonstrates notable expertise in the representation of major financial sector clients across the full spectrum of employment work.

Rebecca Harding-Hill is a BCLP partner who offers marked experience representing clients in domestic and international employment disputes. She is adept at handling matters spanning team moves and the defence of discrimination claims. "Rebecca is a very experienced lawyer who brings this to bear in her advice and guidance. She is robust when dealing with clients and inspires confidence in her counsel."

Catherine Turner assists employers with the full range of employment matters with a focus on complex litigation matters, particularly discrimination, whistle-blowing claims and injunctions. She is well regarded for advising clients in the financial services sector. "Catherine works incredibly hard and knows her cases in a lot of detail." "She is very thorough and provides a lot of confidence." "Catherine is knowledgeable, diligent and pragmatic. I really enjoy working with her."

Senior associate at BCLP Katherine Pope regularly acts for clients in the financial services sector. She has experience handling discrimination and harassment claims. "I cannot speak highly enough of the advice and support I receive from Katherine; the quality of her work is exceptional." "She has an incredible eye for detail and remembers every nuance of a matter. She collaborates with the client team and her colleagues effectively to manage legal risk very effectively." "Katherine is excellent at advising on the intersection of employment and tax law."