Andrew Whiteaker
UK Guide 2025
Band 4 : Employment
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About
Provided by Andrew Whiteaker
Practice Areas
Andy is a partner and heads up the highly regarded Employment team at Boyes Turner. He advises clients in a wide variety of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including human resources support, providing employment support for mergers, acquisitions, and disposals, employment tribunal litigation and negotiating and drafting executive service contracts.
Andy’s clients include national and multination organisations, and he provides international support for clients with cross-jurisdictional issues through Boyes Turner’s network of partner law firms. He focuses on providing practical advice, seeking to identify pragmatic and commercial solutions to his clients’ needs.
Career
Andy has specialised in employment law since he qualified as a solicitor in 2004. During his career he has twice been seconded to support multinational organisations, gaining valuable insight into the role and responsibilities of in-house counsel. He joined Boyes Turner in 2008, and was promoted to partnership in 2020.
Professional Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association
European Employment Lawyers Association
Committee Chair, Reading Abbey Quarter Business Improvement District
Personal
Andy is a keen sportsman, still playing rugby, football and Australian Rules Football, and coaches his children’s rugby and football teams.
Chambers Review
UK
Andrew Whiteaker is a respected lawyer in the employment team at Boyes Turner with a noteworthy reputation for representing employer clients in the hospitality, retail and technology sectors. He acts for clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters, including the employment aspects of M&A transactions and unfair dismissal claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Andrew is aware of the business that we operate in and understands the commercial impact of decisions made."
"Andrew is great to work with. He understands our business and really looks to find pragmatic solutions while ensuring our business is protected."
"Andrew is aware of the business that we operate in and understands the commercial impact of decisions made."
"Andrew is great to work with. He understands our business and really looks to find pragmatic solutions while ensuring our business is protected."