Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Employment - UK
What the Team is Known For
Osborne Clarke houses an experienced team that works with clients in the technology, media and financial sectors. The firm advises clients on issues involving reputational risk including complex discrimination and whistle-blowing cases. It also advises on complicated TUPE transfer and employment issues relating to corporate acquisitions. The department is able to leverage the firm's international presence to handle cross-border matters.
Strengths
They are able to pivot very easily and thoughtfully between each of the problems.
Their responsiveness to my urgent queries has been hugely appreciated.
Their team are highly experienced, very responsive and proactive.
They're excellent as a firm.
Work Highlights
Osborne Clarke advised Veritas, a global data management company, on all its EMEA, Asia-Pacific and Japan employment law issues.
Notable practitioners
Head of the London employment team at Osborne Clarke, David Cubitt demonstrates extensive experience acting on all manner of employment issues for a broad client base. He is prized for his substantial expertise in handling complex cross-border matters.
Davis is very clever and a really good employment lawyer. If I needed a lawyer, I would want it to be him.
He is excellent, commercial and measured.
Victoria Parry is a partner at Osborne Clarke where she leads the advisory employment offering. She is regularly called upon to advise significant clients on restructurings, TUPE and the SMCR. Parry is adept at handling claims of discrimination and whistle-blowing.
She understands a client's needs and really cares about her clients and the quality of the output she's providing.
She is commercial but at the same time knows how to effectively present legal risk.