Sophie Whitbread
UK Guide 2025
Star Associates : Employment
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About
Provided by Sophie Whitbread
Practice Areas
Based in the Cambridge office, Sophie advises a wide range of employers including, in particular, those in the education and technology sectors.
She provides commercial and pragmatic advice on day-to-day employment matters, including redundancies and restructuring, TUPE, restrictive covenants and discrimination.
On the contentious side, Sophie has considerable experience in employment tribunals as well as in the appellate courts and High Court, advising on terminations, discrimination and contractual disputes. She also provides advice to senior employees and has negotiated significant settlement agreements for a number of individual clients.
Sophie is recognised by the legal directories in which she is described by her clients as 'extremely efficient and punctual' and 'clear in her communication, extremely diligent and very timely'.
Career
Sophie has specialised in employment law since qualifying as a solicitor in 2002. She joined Penningtons Manches Cooper in 2012.
Chambers Review
UK
Managing associate Sophie Whitbread is noted for her extensive experience in employment tribunal matters relating to discrimination and contractual disputes. She is based in the Cambridge office of Penningtons Manches Cooper.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sophie provides confident, practical advice which is commercially astute. She always turns around work quickly when required, which can be invaluable."
"Sophie provides confident, practical advice which is commercially astute. She always turns around work quickly when required, which can be invaluable."