Employment
Global Guide 2024 : UK
Band 3
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(020) 3116 3000Chambers Review
Reed Smith has sector specialisms in media and financial services, advising on everything from Equality Act compliance to outsourcing and restrictive covenants. The firm is able to handle multi-jurisdictional projects including large-scale workforce restructuring and corporate transactions. It also demonstrates experience handling both employment tribunal and High Court disputes with expertise including discrimination and unfair dismissal claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Reed Smith work efficiently to meet our needs. They are really phenomenal and our entire team trusts them."
"They are very much on top of the detail, providing clear strategic thinking, and are excellent at distilling complex and interweaving issues to present clear summaries and options."
"The team provides solutions to novel issues which are always commercial in nature, assisting the company to get the best outcome in an employment dispute."
"Reed Smith work efficiently to meet our needs. They are really phenomenal and our entire team trusts them."
"They are very much on top of the detail, providing clear strategic thinking, and are excellent at distilling complex and interweaving issues to present clear summaries and options."
"The team provides solutions to novel issues which are always commercial in nature, assisting the company to get the best outcome in an employment dispute."
Notable Practitioners
Robin Jeffcott maintains a well-regarded practice handling employment-related litigation for financial services clients, both domestic and international. His expertise encompasses team moves and claims of discrimination and whistle-blowing.
"Robin is exceptionally responsive, lucid and laser-focused on client care."
"He is a very good lawyer who is thorough and robust."
"Robin has very good financial services experience."
David Ashmore is an able employment practitioner at Reed Smith with expertise across the spectrum of employment matters. His experience ranges from providing corporate support to handling employment disputes.
"David brings great clarity to a situation and offers a range of options and recommendations based on his very sound knowledge of our business. He is highly customer-focused and a great problem solver."
"I appreciate his input on complex claims. He has great legal acumen."