Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Employment: Senior Executive

London (Firms)

11 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

2

Band 2

Partnership: Contentious

UK-wide

4 Years Ranked

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Provided by Anna Birtwistle

UK

Practice Areas

Anna is an experienced employment and partnership lawyer, advising both businesses and individuals, including partners, at the most senior levels of organisations. Her approach is pragmatic, strategic and commercial, always putting her client’s objectives first; she has been described in the legal directories as being "a real star of the employment law world", "unflinching and tenacious", as well as "very personable and sympathetic".

Clients are drawn to Anna’s empathetic manner and responsiveness and value the commercial approach she combines with legal and strategic expertise to place them in the best position to achieve their objectives.

Anna provides pragmatic, clear and strategic advice and is an unwavering source of support for her senior executive clients. She acts as a determined advocate for her clients’ interests, whether in negotiations on a career move or when faced with issues that lead them to exit an organisation. Anna has extensive experience representing clients in high value negotiated exits, misconduct investigations (including where regulatory and criminal issues are in contemplation), disputes concerning restrictive covenants or arising in the context of deferred compensation, as well as discrimination and whistleblowing claims.

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Employment: Senior Executive - London (Firms)
1
Band 1

Anna Birtwistle is regularly called upon by senior individuals to advise on exits and discrimination claims. She is also experienced in assisting clients with misconduct investigations.


Employment: Employer: High Court Litigation - London (Firms)
1
Band 1

Anna Birtwistle is regularly called upon by senior individuals to advise on exits and discrimination claims. She is also experienced in assisting clients with misconduct investigations.


Partnership: Contentious - UK-wide
2
Band 2

Anna Birtwistle focuses on contentious partnership matters, including those that concern partner exits, misconduct allegations and restrictive covenants.

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