Ranking tables
Employment: Employer | UK
London (Firms)
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
- Addleshaw Goddard LLP 11 Years Ranked
- Bird & Bird 11 Years Ranked
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP 11 Years Ranked
- CMS 12 Years Ranked
- Dechert LLP 11 Years Ranked
- Farrer & Co LLP 11 Years Ranked
- Hogan Lovells 11 Years Ranked
- Macfarlanes LLP 11 Years Ranked
- Mayer Brown International LLP 11 Years Ranked
- Reed Smith LLP 11 Years Ranked
- Squire Patton Boggs 11 Years Ranked
- Stephenson Harwood LLP 11 Years Ranked
Band 4
Band 5
- Ashurst 6 Years Ranked
- Dentons 11 Years Ranked
- Howard Kennedy LLP 7 Years Ranked
- Kingsley Napley LLP 11 Years Ranked
- KPMG Law UK 1 Years Ranked
- McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP 6 Years Ranked
- Norton Rose Fulbright 11 Years Ranked
- Slaughter and May 8 Years Ranked
- Winckworth Sherwood 4 Years Ranked
- Withers LLP 6 Years Ranked
Senior Statespeople
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
- Andrea Finn Simmons & Simmons LLP13 Years Ranked
- Andrew Taggart Herbert Smith Freehills16 Years Ranked
- Jason Butwick Dechert LLP20 Years Ranked
- Kathleen Healy Freshfields16 Years Ranked
- Michael Burd Lewis Silkin26 Years Ranked
- Monica Kurnatowska Baker McKenzie18 Years Ranked
- Nicholas Robertson Keystone Law25 Years Ranked
- Nicola Rabson Linklaters14 Years Ranked
- Rebecca Harding-Hill Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP17 Years Ranked
- Sarah Henchoz A&O Shearman10 Years Ranked
- Toni Lorenzo Lewis Silkin13 Years Ranked
- Khurram ShamseeDAC Beachcroft LLP
- Paul FontesEversheds Sutherland
Band 2
- Alistair Woodland Clifford Chance LLP14 Years Ranked
- Catherine Taylor CMS19 Years Ranked
- Christopher Fisher Mayer Brown International LLP20 Years Ranked
- Daniel Naftalin Mishcon de Reya LLP14 Years Ranked
- Ed Mills Travers Smith LLP10 Years Ranked
- Ian Hunter Bird & Bird24 Years Ranked
- Joanna Blackburn Mishcon de Reya LLP20 Years Ranked
- Joanna Chatterton Fox Williams LLP16 Years Ranked
- Katie Clark Keystone Law19 Years Ranked
- Marian Bloodworth Fox Williams LLP13 Years Ranked
- Paul Griffin Norton Rose Fulbright19 Years Ranked
- Paul Quain GQ|Littler12 Years Ranked
- Richard Yeomans Addleshaw Goddard LLP14 Years Ranked
- Stefan Martin Hogan Lovells22 Years Ranked
- Tim Leaver Herbert Smith Freehills16 Years Ranked
Band 3
- Anne Pritam Stephenson Harwood LLP20 Years Ranked
- Caroline Noblet Squire Patton Boggs13 Years Ranked
- Chris Holme Clyde & Co LLP10 Years Ranked
- Christine Young Herbert Smith Freehills8 Years Ranked
- Colin Leckey Lewis Silkin5 Years Ranked
- Daniel Ornstein Simmons & Simmons LLP13 Years Ranked
- David Cubitt Osborne Clarke LLP20 Years Ranked
- David Whincup Squire Patton Boggs24 Years Ranked
- Edward Bowyer Hogan Lovells13 Years Ranked
- Elizabeth Lang Bird & Bird14 Years Ranked
- James Cox Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP19 Years Ranked
- Jo Keddie Forsters24 Years Ranked
- Melanie Lane CMS13 Years Ranked
- Michael Anderson Lewis Silkin6 Years Ranked
- Michael Leftley Addleshaw Goddard LLP20 Years Ranked
- Paul Reeves Stephenson Harwood LLP14 Years Ranked
- Robbie Sinclair A&O Shearman6 Years Ranked
- Robin Jeffcott Reed Smith LLP15 Years Ranked
- Sean Nesbitt Taylor Wessing LLP22 Years Ranked
- Sharon Tan Mishcon de Reya LLP14 Years Ranked
- Siân C Keall Travers Smith LLP16 Years Ranked
- Vicky Wickremeratne A&O Shearman7 Years Ranked
- Yvonne Gallagher Harbottle & Lewis LLP22 Years Ranked
Band 4
- Adam Lambert Shoosmiths LLP3 Years Ranked
- Alastair Windass Clifford Chance LLP3 Years Ranked
- Catrina Smith Norton Rose Fulbright10 Years Ranked
- Chinwe Odimba-Chapman Clifford Chance LLP3 Years Ranked
- Daniel Isaac Wallace LLP19 Years Ranked
- David Ashmore Reed Smith LLP3 Years Ranked
- David Hunt Farrer & Co LLP13 Years Ranked
- David Williams Fox Williams LLP17 Years Ranked
- Edward Goodwyn Pinsent Masons13 Years Ranked
- Fiona Bolton Simmons & Simmons LLP16 Years Ranked
- Hayley Robinson Macfarlanes LLP12 Years Ranked
- Helena Derbyshire Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP7 Years Ranked
- Henry Clinton-Davis Arnold & Porter17 Years Ranked
- Holly Insley Freshfields4 Years Ranked
- James Major Clyde & Co LLP8 Years Ranked
- Jane Amphlett Howard Kennedy LLP10 Years Ranked
- Julia Wilson Baker McKenzie4 Years Ranked
- Karen Baxter Lewis Silkin4 Years Ranked
- Kathryn Dooks Deloitte Legal9 Years Ranked
- Kevin McCavish Shoosmiths LLP18 Years Ranked
- Louise Skinner Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP6 Years Ranked
- Mandy Perry Simmons & Simmons LLP6 Years Ranked
- Matthew Howse Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP15 Years Ranked
- Meriel Schindler Withers LLP20 Years Ranked
- Miriam Bruce Mayer Brown International LLP8 Years Ranked
- Naomi Feinstein Greenberg Traurig, LLP25 Years Ranked
- Patrick Brodie RPC5 Years Ranked
- Paul Callaghan Taylor Wessing LLP12 Years Ranked
- Paul McGrath McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP6 Years Ranked
- Rachel Lewis Farrer & Co LLP19 Years Ranked
- Rob Eldridge Keystone Law19 Years Ranked
- Robert Hill Clyde & Co LLP19 Years Ranked
- Sean Dempsey Lewis Silkin5 Years Ranked
- Sejal Raja Weightmans13 Years Ranked
- Sophie Vanhegan GQ|Littler11 Years Ranked
- Stephen C M Ratcliffe Baker McKenzie7 Years Ranked
- Susannah Kintish Mishcon de Reya LLP4 Years Ranked
- Suzanne Horne Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP4 Years Ranked
- Tim Gilbert Travers Smith LLP14 Years Ranked
Band 5
- Adam Wyman Travers Smith LLP4 Years Ranked
- Ann Bevitt Cooley LLP3 Years Ranked
- Annabel Mackay Baker McKenzie10 Years Ranked
- Anne Sammon Pinsent Masons1 Years Ranked
- Aron Pope Fox Williams LLP4 Years Ranked
- Carl Richards Baker McKenzie3 Years Ranked
- Caroline Baker GQ|Littler3 Years Ranked
- Catherine Turner Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP6 Years Ranked
- Christopher Stack Cooley LLP3 Years Ranked
- Claire Christy Withers LLP3 Years Ranked
- Crowley Woodford Ashurst7 Years Ranked
- Dan Begbie-Clench Doyle Clayton4 Years Ranked
- Daniel L Peyton McGuireWoods London LLP8 Years Ranked
- David Mendel Freshfields7 Years Ranked
- David Murphy Fox Williams LLP4 Years Ranked
- Donna Sharp KPMG Law UK1 Years Ranked
- Hannah Netherton CMS1 Years Ranked
- Helen Farr Taylor Wessing LLP3 Years Ranked
- Janette Lucas Squire Patton Boggs4 Years Ranked
- Jennifer McGrandle Dechert LLP4 Years Ranked
- John Hayes Constantine Law1 Years Ranked
- Kim L Sartin Baker McKenzie4 Years Ranked
- Lydia Christie Howard Kennedy LLP3 Years Ranked
- Merrill April CM Murray LLP14 Years Ranked
- Michael Powner Charles Russell Speechlys16 Years Ranked
- Nick Hurley Charles Russell Speechlys15 Years Ranked
- Nick Wright Herbert Smith Freehills5 Years Ranked
- Nicola Ihnatowicz Trowers & Hamlins LLP7 Years Ranked
- Nicola Whiteley Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP6 Years Ranked
- Nikola Southern Kingsley Napley LLP1 Years Ranked
- Oliver Jones Simmons & Simmons LLP3 Years Ranked
- Philip Linnard Slaughter and May1 Years Ranked
- Raoul Parekh GQ|Littler4 Years Ranked
- Richard Fox Keystone Law14 Years Ranked
- Ruth Buchanan Ashurst3 Years Ranked
- Sarah Harrop Addleshaw Goddard LLP4 Years Ranked
- Sinead Casey Linklaters4 Years Ranked
- Stephen Ravenscroft Wedlake Bell LLP5 Years Ranked
- Steven Cochrane CMS1 Years Ranked
- Tarun Tawakley Lewis Silkin2 Years Ranked
- Tim Spillane Bird & Bird11 Years Ranked
- Victoria Parry Osborne Clarke LLP13 Years Ranked
- David SimsDAC Beachcroft LLP
- David SpeakmanDAC Beachcroft LLP
- Georgina RowleyDAC Beachcroft LLP
- Graham GreenEversheds Sutherland
- Hannah MahonEversheds Sutherland
- Matthew LeakeKennedys
- Sophie WhiteEversheds Sutherland
- Virginia AllenEY Law
Up and Coming
- Daisy Jones Fox Williams LLP1 Years Ranked
- Dorothée Giret KPMG Law UK1 Years Ranked
- Emma Byford Dechert LLP6 Years Ranked
- Jonathan Goldsworthy Bird & Bird9 Years Ranked
- Jonathan Tuck Baker McKenzie1 Years Ranked
- Katherine Fox Mayer Brown International LLP3 Years Ranked
- Matthew Wood Mishcon de Reya LLP3 Years Ranked
- Nick Marshall Linklaters1 Years Ranked
- Sam Murray-Hinde Howard Kennedy LLP1 Years Ranked
- Shalina Crossley Lewis Silkin2 Years Ranked
Star Associates
Associates to watch
- Alexandra Thompson Withers LLP3 Years Ranked
- Anvita Sharma Hogan Lovells1 Years Ranked
- Carla Watling Lewis Silkin1 Years Ranked
- Damian Babic Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP3 Years Ranked
- Domonique McRae Payne Hicks Beach LLP1 Years Ranked
- Gordon Bartlett A&O Shearman3 Years Ranked
- Hannah Martin Ashurst3 Years Ranked
- Katherine Pope Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP2 Years Ranked
- Leigh Janes Wallace LLP1 Years Ranked
- Matthew Berridge Baker McKenzie4 Years Ranked
- Oliver Spratt Morrison Foerster1 Years Ranked
- Rob Marsh Baker McKenzie3 Years Ranked
- Rose Smith Doyle Clayton1 Years Ranked
- Sarah Baker Travers Smith LLP3 Years Ranked
- Thomas Pennington-Hare Fox Williams LLP3 Years Ranked
- Kate GallowayDAC Beachcroft LLP
- Rose JakemanDAC Beachcroft LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 A&O ShearmanEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedThe firm is a leading name in the employment space and enjoys an enviable reputation for the service it provides to major players in the financial services and media sectors. The team remains at the forefront of hot-button issues including data protection, privacy and whistle-blowing. It continues to be called upon by its high-profile employer client base to advise on business-critical issues, including a wealth of work relating to the enforcement of restrictive covenants following executive departures as well as workplace investigations. The firm is well placed to advise on cross-border employment matters, and also advises large multinational employers on general multi-jurisdictional compliance issues.1 Baker McKenzieEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedBaker McKenzie has a highly experienced employment team that covers the whole spectrum of employment law, with expertise in restrictive covenants, discrimination and transactional matters. It stands out for its expertise in industrial relations and European Works Councils. The firm frequently represents global employers, with regular work for those in the retail and financial services sectors. It is also widely recognised for its ability to handle complex international employment issues including multi-jurisdictional restructuring processes. Baker McKenzie is increasingly well known for expertise in equal pay matters, as well as its handling of sensitive investigations.1 Herbert Smith FreehillsEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedHerbert Smith Freehills' employment team is widely recognised for the strength of its employment litigation work and offers a wealth of experience in handling all manner of complex employment tribunal and High Court matters. The firm also works with employers on board-level disputes and investigations. It regularly advises large employers from the retail sector and financial services.1 Lewis SilkinEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedLewis Silkin is recognised for its work for both employers and senior executives in the financial services, retail, advertising, technology and professional services sectors. The firm houses a deep bench of experienced practitioners who routinely act for clients on discrimination and restrictive covenant matters. The firm's recent work has included advising 'gig economy' employers on matters relating to worker status. It also offers a robust practice advising on the employment aspects of large corporate transactions, including those involving TUPE transfers or substantial international elements. Lewis Silkin also boasts specialist expertise in High Court litigation and sensitive investigations.1 Mishcon de Reya LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedMishcon de Reya is a highly skilled team acting for both employers and senior executives across all aspects of employment law. The firm provides employers with day-to-day support as well as advice on complex litigation. It is particularly recognised for its work on senior exits. The department is also regularly chosen to advise other law firms on internal employment issues. For the firm, other notable areas of work include equal pay and status for 'gig economy' workers. The team advises an impressive roster of clients from a diverse set of industries, including financial services, retail and media.1 Simmons & Simmons LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedSimmons & Simmons has a leading employment law practice that advises employers across a wide range of issues, with strengths in complex litigation and transactional support. The firm also assists clients with the full spectrum of advisory matters, including investigations and sensitive disciplinary mandates. It provides a deep bench of skilled lawyers who are highly experienced in acting for high-profile clients from the financial services sector, especially investment banks, hedge funds and asset managers. The firm also advises TMT and public sector clients, as well as other law firms.
Band 2
2 Clifford Chance LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedClifford Chance houses a strong employment practice that is well known for advising high-profile corporate clients and financial institutions. It is adept at handling complex employment issues arising from large-scale transactions, employment litigation and investigations. The firm also provides advice on issues such as dismissals, whistle-blowing and senior exits. The firm's capabilities extend to matters with cross-border elements.2 Clyde & Co LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedClyde & Co is well known for helping insurance clients and financial services institutions with a full range of employment law issues, including regularly advising on team moves. It is able to leverage its international footprint to advise on multi-jurisdictional work. The firm demonstrates notable experience in handling contentious matters. It also has the capability to provide advice on large-scale corporate transactions.2 Fox Williams LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedFox Williams advises both City employers and senior executives across all manner of employment law with a notable reputation for its work on severance negotiations and employment disputes. It has a strong history of representing individuals in cases of discrimination and whistle-blowing. The firm draws its clients from a range of sectors including financial services and insurance, where it demonstrates expertise in regulatory matters. It also advises public sector clients on TUPE matters. In addition, the team is also trusted by employers to carry out sensitive internal investigations.2 FreshfieldsEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedFreshfields is noted for its work with large employers in complex employment matters such as remuneration disputes and whistle-blowing allegations. It has strong expertise in advising clients from the financial services sector. The firm provides additional expertise in transactional employment issues arising from corporate deals, including industrial relations resulting from M&A activity. Other areas of work include investigations and boardroom disputes. It has demonstrable expertise in cases involving cross-border and multi-jurisdictional issues.2 GQ|LittlerEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedGQ|Littler is a highly experienced boutique employment law firm offering expert advice to large financial services clients and other high-profile organisations. The firm has a deep bench of practitioners and handles both contentious and non-contentious matters. The team has marked success in complex litigation and is also adept at handling bonus disputes and team moves. The firm is able to assist clients with a range of cross-border and international matters, drawing upon the global expertise of the Littler network.2 LinklatersEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedLinklaters handles high-quality advisory work for an international client base, combined with renowned strength in employment litigation. The firm advises clients on remuneration regulations and senior executive exits, with experience acting on high-value employment tribunal and High Court cases. The department acts for an enviable roster of clients from the financial services sector. It is well suited to advise on cross-border matters. In addition, the team frequently handles sensitive investigations on behalf of employers.2 Travers Smith LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedTravers Smith has an established employment team that assists clients with both contentious and non-contentious employment issues. The firm advises large multinational employers as well as smaller private and public companies. It has demonstrable experience acting for mid-market financial services clients. The firm also provides transactional employment support to the firm's corporate clients. In addition, the department displays further strength advising employers on senior dismissals.
Band 3
3 Addleshaw Goddard LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedAddleshaw Goddard has an established employment law practice with significant expertise in assisting financial services and retail clients, among others. The firm is experienced in handling challenging litigations and assists clients with defending whistleblowing claims and with conducting workplace investigations. It is also well equipped to advise on day-to-day and general HR matters, as well as the employment aspects of transactions, including those with multi-jurisdictional elements.3 Bird & BirdEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedBird & Bird houses an established practice offering high-quality employment advice to both employers and senior employees. The firm is widely recognised for its expertise in the technology sector, as well as for its work for retail and life sciences clients. It advises on both employment disputes and non-contentious matters. The team is able to draw upon the firm's global network of offices to advise on cross-border work.3 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedBryan Cave Leighton Paisner has a respected employment practice that is home to a series of talented practitioners. The firm's strong litigation work is coupled with day-to-day employment advice. It provides a wealth of experience acting for large multinational banking clients, law firms and retail sector clients. Its global footprint lends itself to deft handling of multi-jurisdictional matters.3 CMSEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedCMS has a highly experienced team offering advice across all aspects of employment law. The firm has notable disputes expertise, particularly in relation to restrictive covenants and employment tribunal representation. It also advises on the employment aspects of corporate transactions, with the ability to assist large international corporations on issues across multiple jurisdictions. The firm works for a broad client base that includes groups in the media, technology and financial services sectors.3 Dechert LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedDechert has a broad employment practice that is known for its expert knowledge of issues affecting employers in the financial services sector. The firm is adept at handling multi-jurisdictional matters and noted for its expertise in both contentious and non-contentious employment law issues. It is also capable of advising companies on contract negotiations with employees as well as assisting them with senior exits.3 Farrer & Co LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedFarrer & Co provides expert advice to employers from the financial, education and sports sectors. The firm is also renowned for its work for senior executives, notably advising on severance negotiations and restrictive covenant-related matters. It regularly advises both sets of clients on discrimination, whistle-blowing and dismissal-related claims. The team has a particularly strong practice for assisting organisations with the implementation of appropriate safeguarding policies. The firm's expertise extends to the employment implications of sensitive employment disputes and shareholder activism.3 Hogan LovellsEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedHogan Lovells has a strong employment practice that advises on all manner of sensitive employment law issues. It is noted for its advice on employment matters relating to corporate transactions, as well as for its work on investigations. The firm's international scope means the team is skilled at handling cross-border employment disputes. The team advises a range of clients, including large public companies and banks.3 Macfarlanes LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedMacfarlanes acts for employers across the whole spectrum of employment law with specific strength in litigation and regulatory matters for financial services clients. The firm's knowledge of partnership law strengthens the practice as the team can advise on issues where employment and partnership law intersect. It offers additional expertise in the employment aspects of corporate transactions, as well as in relation to regulatory compliance and internal investigations.3 Mayer Brown International LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedMayer Brown has deep knowledge and experience in assisting high-profile companies with complex contentious and non-contentious employment issues. The firm has demonstrable expertise in handling whistleblowing, discrimination and unfair dismissal claims. It is able to handle cross-jurisdictional employment issues for its international clientele. The firm regularly advises clients in the consumer goods, insurance and banking sectors.3 Reed Smith LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedReed 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.3 Squire Patton BoggsEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedSquire Patton Boggs is adept at handling global workforce transformation projects and large cross-border employment disputes. The firm also advises on complex litigation matters including discrimination claims and restrictive covenant disputes, as well as internal investigations. Its clients hail from a range of industries including retail, distribution and healthcare. The firm has notable expertise in the increasingly prominent field of equal pay disputes.3 Stephenson Harwood LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedStephenson Harwood acts for employers on all types of employment law matters. The firm has extensive litigation experience, as well as knowledge of non-contentious issues, especially TUPE matters. It also has notable expertise in employment law issues arising in the rail industry. The firm is capable of handling cross-border matters for clients from a range of other sectors, including retail and hospitality.
Band 4
4 Charles Russell SpeechlysEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 4 | 12 Years RankedCharles Russell Speechlys provides expert employment advice to corporate groups and has particular experience handling severance negotiations, complicated exits and the employment aspects of large corporate transactions. The firm serves a broad range of clients including notable work for retail and sports organisations. It also has experience working with employers and senior individuals from the financial services sector.4 Deloitte LegalEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 4 | 11 Years RankedDeloitte Legal has a highly skilled team that focuses on advising technology companies on their employment needs. The firm is also known for advising aviation and digital media clients, as well as regulated employers in the financial sector, among others. The firm handles a range of matters including restrictive covenant enforcement, outsourcings and team moves. It has further expertise in relation to employment litigation, with regular work defending employers against equal pay claims, as well as discrimination and unfair dismissal claims.4 DLA Piper LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 4 | 11 Years RankedDLA Piper has a strong employment practice with an international focus, offering advice to global companies. The firm advises across the whole gamut of employment law with recognisable strengths in multi-jurisdictional projects, including large restructurings. The firm's other areas of strength include advising on regulatory compliance, senior departures and worker status litigation. Its clients hail from a number of sectors including technology, financial services and transport.4 Doyle ClaytonEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 4 | 11 Years RankedDoyle Clayton is a specialist firm acting for employers and senior executives on a full range of issues relating to the workplace. The team is adept at advising senior employees on complex litigation, including cases relating to restrictive covenants and injunctions. Its senior employee clientele includes legal professionals and C-suite executives. The firm's employer client base includes organisations operating in the insurance, retail and charities sectors, and it advises these groups on everything from employment litigation and internal investigations to business restructures and TUPE.4 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedWell-known companies seek advice from Morgan Lewis on the full spectrum of employment mandates spanning from non-contentious advisory work through to employment litigation. The firm is also called upon to act as independent investigators on highly sensitive matters. It has a broad range of sector capabilities which includes particular knowledge of the life sciences market.4 Osborne Clarke LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 4 | 11 Years RankedOsborne 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.4 Pinsent MasonsEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedPinsent Masons handles a wide range of employment matters on behalf of its clients. The firm is particularly active in representing employers from the healthcare and financial service sectors. It is frequently sought out for its expert handling of employment tribunal claims arising from allegations of discrimination, unfair dismissal and whistle-blowing detriment. The firm also offers strong capabilities in advising employers whose former employees have committed confidentiality breaches and misused confidential information.4 Taylor Wessing LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 4 | 11 Years RankedTaylor Wessing advises large employers from the technology, financial services and life sciences sectors. The firm is adept at handling highly complex litigations in the Employment Tribunal. It also regularly advises clients on the employment aspects of corporate transactions. The team is adept at frequently handling matters involving multiple jurisdictions.
Band 5
5 AshurstEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 5 | 6 Years RankedAshurst is a strong choice for domestic and international transactional support matters. The firm has particular expertise in the financial services sector. It is also called upon to handle grievances, misconduct and other employee-related matters.5 DentonsEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 5 | 11 Years RankedDentons has an established practice that acts for financial institutions and multinational corporations on all employment-related matters. The firm has demonstrable expertise in large cross-jurisdictional projects, complex TUPE matters and employment issues arising from corporate transactions. It benefits from an impressive network of international offices.5 Howard Kennedy LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 5 | 7 Years RankedHoward Kennedy has a dedicated team that is regularly called upon by clients across sectors such as retail, transport and leisure. The team is adept at handling contentious claims at tribunal ranging from discrimination and whistle-blowing claims to internal misconduct and grievance matters. It is well-equipped to advise on and conduct sensitive investigations.5 Kingsley Napley LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 5 | 11 Years RankedKingsley Napley advises both employers and employees on a wide range of employment work. The firm is adept at handling contentious issues for senior executives, with the team regularly advising on litigation in the High Court and Employment Tribunal. It is also notable for its disputes work for employers, as well as for its work on internal investigations. The firm is regularly sought out by financial institutions and clients from the professional services. It has notable experience working on cross-border matters. The department draws upon the wider expertise of the firm to advise on sensitive matters of fraud in the workplace.5 KPMG Law UKEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedKPMG houses a strong employment law offering that focuses on representing public companies and other large employers in business-critical employment matters. The team advises clients on issues such as workforce pay and compliance, changes to the workforce including restructurings and redundancies, and corporate support matters. It has a client base drawn from a range of sectors such as retail, financial services and consumer goods. In addition, the department benefits from being able to support its clients with bespoke technological products.5 McDermott Will & Emery UK LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 5 | 6 Years RankedEmployers rely on McDermott Will & Emery for business-critical HR advice, such as handling redundancies and senior exits, as well as advising on TUPE transfers. The firm's market capabilities also include advising on commercial employment matters, as well as discrimination, harassment and whistle-blowing claims. The team maintains strong client relationships with global clients through its impressive international network.5 Norton Rose FulbrightEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 5 | 11 Years RankedNorton Rose Fulbright regularly advises large corporates from the technology, transport and energy sectors on a wide range of employment issues. The firm has significant experience handling contentious matters and has notable experience working on whistle-blowing and discrimination claims. Recent work the firm has handled included advising on large-scale redundancies and issues relating to outsourcing.5 Slaughter and MayEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 5 | 8 Years RankedSlaughter and May has a well respected practice that is known for its advice to major corporates on the employment aspects of complex transactions. The firm frequently assists clients on significant TUPE matters. It also regularly works with financial services clients on internal investigations.5 Winckworth SherwoodEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 5 | 4 Years RankedWinckworth Sherwood is a well-regarded employment team that represents both senior executives and employers. The firm is respected for its work on a range of employment law matters, including whistle-blowing, discrimination, equal pay and dismissals. When advising senior employees, the team focuses its advice on clients from the professional and financial services sectors. It demonstrates experience acting in the Employment Tribunal and High Court.5 Withers LLPEmployment: Employer2025 | Band 5 | 6 Years RankedWithers is renowned for its employment advice to senior professionals, including those working in media, technology and financial services. The team advises these clients on contract negotiations at the beginning of their employment, right through to exit negotiations. The lawyers at Withers are also highly capable when it comes to disputes resulting from breakdowns of those employment relationships. The team also works with employer clients, focusing on representing mid-sized financial services groups and high-end brands. It also has notable expertise in advising on regulatory employment matters.