Employment: Employer
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Provided by Linklaters
The Employment practice at Linklaters is part of the Global Employment & Incentives group. It delivers the highest standards of quality to clients, wherever they do business, across a range of sectors and industries. Clients instruct the Employment practice for their most challenging, reputationally sensitive and high-profile people related issues. The practice maintains a strong balance across strategic advisory, transactional and contentious advice across the full range of employment and incentives issues, and is regularly instructed on business mandates concerning culture, governance and crisis management.
Chambers Review
Linklaters handles high-quality advisory work for an international client base, combined with renowned strength in employment litigation. The firm advises clients on remuneration regulations and senior executive exits, with experience acting on high-value employment tribunal and High Court cases. The department acts for an enviable roster of clients from the financial services sector. It is well suited to advise on cross-border matters. In addition, the team frequently handles sensitive investigations on behalf of employers.
Work Highlights
- Linklaters negotiated all employment aspects of the Share Purchase Agreement for BP's acquisition of the remaining interest it did not already own in LSbp.
Strengths
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"The team were consistently calm, clear, available and responsive."
"They go beyond giving theoretical advice and are happy to work with practical concerns and give pragmatic guidance."
"They are absolutely the best team with an ability to seamlessly, carefully, thoughtfully and ethically approach complex matters involving multiple jurisdictions."
"The team were consistently calm, clear, available and responsive."
"They go beyond giving theoretical advice and are happy to work with practical concerns and give pragmatic guidance."
"They are absolutely the best team with an ability to seamlessly, carefully, thoughtfully and ethically approach complex matters involving multiple jurisdictions."
Notable Practitioners
Linklaters partner Nicola Rabson draws widespread acclaim for her work representing employers across the full spectrum of employment issues. Her wide expertise includes handling sensitive internal investigations, as well as board disputes and exit negotiations.
"Nicola is fantastic, super bright, really good on law and really good on tactics. She has been on top of her game and frankly on top of the employment law scene for a number of years."
"She is absolutely top in her field. Nicola combines unsurpassed expertise, knowledge of regulation and complex international environments with a razor sharp mind and emotional intelligence."
"Nicola is extremely experienced and knowledgeable about employment law matters."
"Nicola is excellent and filled us with confidence throughout."
Sinead Casey is a partner at Linklaters who handles a range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters for major clients. Her expertise spans senior exits, whistle-blowing claims and regulatory investigations.
"She is super practical, approachable and responsive."
"Sinead is commercially astute and can break down complex issues to get to the heart of the matter."
Nick Marshall is an employment partner at Linklaters who is highly regarded for his expertise advising employers with regard to a range of issues. These include employee disputes and contentious litigation, investigations or transactional employment support.
"He is extremely clever with an excellent eye for detail and an ability to focus on the big picture."
"He ispersonable, independent, commercial and keen to point out the most practical solutions."
"Nick gives great advice and has great judgement."
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