Ranking tables
Employment | UK
Thames Valley
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
- Blake Morgan 10 Years Ranked
- Blandy & Blandy 10 Years Ranked
- Osborne Clarke LLP 10 Years Ranked
- SA Law 10 Years Ranked
- Draper Lang LLP
- ESP Solicitors
- MPM Legal
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
- Beverley Sunderland Crossland Employment Solicitors16 Years Ranked
- Christopher Cook SA Law11 Years Ranked
- Danielle Kingdon Osborne Clarke LLP23 Years Ranked
- Gary Henderson CMS20 Years Ranked
- Helen Beech Clarkslegal LLP20 Years Ranked
- Helen Goss Boyes Turner21 Years Ranked
- Jo Davis B P Collins LLP16 Years Ranked
- Justin Govier IBB Law16 Years Ranked
- Russell Brimelow Lewis Silkin24 Years Ranked
- Tina Wisener Doyle Clayton14 Years Ranked
- William Downing Mills & Reeve LLP14 Years Ranked
Band 2
- Barry Stanton Boyes Turner9 Years Ranked
- Christopher Sing Freeths LLP11 Years Ranked
- Daff Richardson Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP20 Years Ranked
- Gwynneth Tan Shoosmiths LLP13 Years Ranked
- Jonathan Naylor Shoosmiths LLP11 Years Ranked
- Richard Devall HCR Law14 Years Ranked
- Sarah Beeby Dentons9 Years Ranked
- Tim Clark Blandy & Blandy9 Years Ranked
- David BlomfieldDraper Lang LLP
- Mark MinnsMPM Legal
- Nathan MillardESP Solicitors
Band 3
- Barry Ross Crossland Employment Solicitors4 Years Ranked
- Eugene Wojciechowski Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP14 Years Ranked
- Gemma Woodhouse Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP10 Years Ranked
- Ian Machray Field Seymour Parkes7 Years Ranked
- Jonathan Carr Lewis Silkin12 Years Ranked
- Julian M A Taylor Julian Taylor Solicitors4 Years Ranked
- Keely Rushmore Keystone Law4 Years Ranked
- Louise Attrup Debenhams Ottaway9 Years Ranked
- Mark Fellows Sherrards Solicitors4 Years Ranked
- Michael Delaney VWV17 Years Ranked
- Rajiv Joshi Blake Morgan9 Years Ranked
- Rebecca Ireland gunnercooke8 Years Ranked
- Sue Dowling Blandy & Blandy24 Years Ranked
- Emma GriffithsDraper Lang LLP
- Matt JenkinHerrington Carmichael
- Michael FarrierMPM Legal
- Nicholas SnowdenDraper Lang LLP
- Simon DeMaidHowes Percival LLP
Band 4
- Andrew Whiteaker Boyes Turner3 Years Ranked
- Carolyn Soakell Lewis Silkin4 Years Ranked
- Kathryn Fielder B P Collins LLP5 Years Ranked
- Kevin Charles Crossland Employment Solicitors9 Years Ranked
- Maria Hoeritzauer Crossland Employment Solicitors1 Years Ranked
- Nicola Wallbank Freeths LLP4 Years Ranked
- Noel Deans Blaser Mills Law1 Years Ranked
- Owen Dear Crossland Employment Solicitors4 Years Ranked
- Paula Rome Julian Taylor Solicitors2 Years Ranked
- Simon Fennell Shoosmiths LLP1 Years Ranked
- Adrienne HardyMPM Legal
- Jon TaylorEMW Law LLP
- Lisa HarrisESP Solicitors
- Peter BeistyMPM Legal
Up and Coming
Associates to watch
- Abi Frederick Lewis Silkin2 Years Ranked
- Adam Murdoch Doyle Clayton3 Years Ranked
- Andrea Corr Blandy & Blandy4 Years Ranked
- Anita Wisby CMS14 Years Ranked
- Asten Hawkes BDB Pitmans LLP3 Years Ranked
- Christine Caffrey SA Law1 Years Ranked
- Helena Rozman Dentons1 Years Ranked
- Katie Glendinning Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP1 Years Ranked
- Laura Binnie BDB Pitmans LLP3 Years Ranked
- Madeleine Mould Blake Morgan3 Years Ranked
- Mike Hibberd Doyle Clayton1 Years Ranked
- Paul Hayward Doyle Clayton3 Years Ranked
- Toni Hudson Freeths LLP3 Years Ranked
- Verity Buckingham Dentons3 Years Ranked
- Victoria Spires Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP1 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Doyle ClaytonEmployment2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedDoyle Clayton provides outstanding service to both employers and individuals across the full spectrum of employment law. The firm is noted for its work on employment litigation, with recent work including advice on whistle-blowing claims. The firm is adept at advising on data protection matters, redundancies and reorganisations, along with business sales and acquisitions. The firm is also able to assist with areas including benefit schemes, restrictive covenants and employment status matters. The firm has specialist expertise representing clients in the finance and insurance industries.1 Lewis SilkinEmployment2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedLewis Silkin has a well-regarded employment practice noted for its representation of high-profile clients from a broad selection of industries, including technology and financial services. It offers clients additional support through HR director discussion events, annual employment law conferences and forums. Lewis Silkin's specialist areas of focus also include gender pay gap reporting, workplace data protection and boardroom issues. It is able to assist clients with transactional matters such as the employment aspects of M&A activity.1 Shoosmiths LLPEmployment2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedShoosmiths is adept at handling the full range of employment law matters, with regular work on tribunal and High Court litigation, as well as general advisory and complex reorganisation matters. The firm stands out for its skill in representing large corporate clients from the technology and retail sectors. Shoosmiths also work with third-sector groups and higher education institutions. The firm's other areas of expertise include industrial relations.
Band 2
2 B P Collins LLPEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedB P Collins has a well-regarded team providing a full service to large corporates on a wide spectrum of employment matters across a range of sectors, including technology, pharmaceuticals, waste management and construction. B P Collins's areas of expertise include whistle-blowing, discrimination, corporate support and TUPE transfers. The firm is capable of delivering comprehensive in-house training to clients, and also advises senior executives.2 Boyes TurnerEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedBoyes Turner advises on a variety of employment matters, including court and tribunal advocacy, as well as day-to-day issues. The firm offers clients additional services such as an online employment law shop and workplace mediation programme. It represents well-known names from the technology, retail and automotive sectors, including large international companies as well as local businesses.2 Clarkslegal LLPEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedClarkslegal advises on the full range of issues affecting employers and employees, with notable strength in restructures, TUPE transfers and senior executive matters. It also handles large-scale litigation, tribunals and problems with regard to industrial relations. The team acts for a range of clients from small businesses to large employers in the automotive, technology, pharmaceutical and gambling sectors.2 CMSEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedCMS has an all-encompassing employment practice with an impressive track record of advising on complex reorganisations, outsourcings and redundancies. Members of the CMS team also field expertise in contentious matters. They act for a number of high-profile domestic and international corporate clients, including groups in the technology, media and financial services sectors. The group is adept at handling claims in employment tribunals and the Court of Appeal.2 Crossland Employment SolicitorsEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedCrossland Employment Solicitors is a boutique employment firm that works with clients that range from SMEs to large PLCs, on the full span of employment issues. The firm has niche expertise with regard to trade associations and is recommended above all for contentious matters.2 DentonsEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedDentons' Thames Valley employment team is based in the firm's Milton Keynes office. The employer-focused practice works with large and sophisticated employers in sectors including retail, distribution, transport and banking. The team handles matters across the full spectrum of employment law, from TUPE and restructures to defending discrimination and unfair dismissal claims in employment tribunals.2 IBB LawEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedIBB Law is experienced in handling the full range of matters for an extensive client base from a range of industries including manufacturing, education, technology and charities. IBB Law is particularly adept at handling large-scale and sometimes cross-border projects, with additional capability in TUPE issues, restrictive covenants and employment tribunal claims.2 Penningtons Manches Cooper LLPEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedPenningtons Manches Cooper advises clients from a variety of different sectors including education, life sciences and healthcare. The team regularly works for both employers and senior executives, handling matters such as terms of appointment and severance arrangements for company directors. Penningtons' team has wide-ranging experience including advising on TUPE and restructuring matters. The firm also provides HR-related training and advice on business immigration.
Band 3
3 Blake MorganEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedBlake Morgan advises large-scale corporate employers in the Thames Valley across diverse sectors including charities, technology and education. It assists clients with contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including contracts of employment, GDPR, redundancies and whistle-blowing. The team regularly supports clients on TUPE exercises and reorganisations.3 Blandy & BlandyEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedBlandy & Blandy has a well-established practice known for representing employers, including large private companies, SMEs and charities, as well as senior employees. The firm advises on the full span of employment law, including TUPE transfers, pay and conditions, business immigration and contentious matters of all stripes.3 Osborne Clarke LLPEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedOsborne Clarke has a strong team with domestic and international capabilities. The team is known for its focus on advising employers in the technology sector and its regular handling of high-value employment litigation claims. Osborne Clarke also assists clients with business change, including TUPE transfers and redundancy programmes.3 SA LawEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedSA Law provides employers with expertise across the full range of matters including large-scale redundancy and restructuring, TUPE transfers, negotiating exits and conducting litigation. The firm draws its clients from sectors including charities, retail and education.
Band 4
4 Blaser Mills LawEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedBlaser Mills advises a wider range of clients including large corporates, SMEs and individuals. The team is multi-skilled and regularly advises clients on employee disputes, both in and out of court, as well as on day-to-day matters.4 Debenhams OttawayEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedDebenhams Ottaway's employment team is based in the firm's St Albans office. It advises employers ranging from large corporates through to SMEs, as well as employees. The team advises on everything from day-to-day employment issues to corporate support and employment disputes.4 Field Seymour ParkesEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedField Seymour Parkes advises clients on a full range of employment matters, with regular work on both contentious and non-contentious mandates. The group advises on everything from contracts to acquisitions and redundancies. It represents a broad client base, including large employers in the logistics, manufacturing and automotive sectors. Field Seymour Parkes offers additional services such as HR updates and briefings.4 Freeths LLPEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedFreeths offers advice across all areas of employment law, including major and at times international restructurings, TUPE advice, staff policies and procedures, employment tribunal claims, immigration advice and corporate support. Freeths has considerable expertise in the education sector, where it advises on a full range of employment issues.4 Julian Taylor SolicitorsEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedJulian Taylor Solicitors is a boutique firm that handles the full spectrum of employment work, including restructuring and TUPE issues. Julian Taylor Solicitors regularly advises on matters relating to employment status and senior exits. The firm represents national clients in the technology, legal and non-profit sectors.4 Sherrards SolicitorsEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedSherrards' employment team is based in St Albans and provides advice to clients across a spread of industries including retail, hospitality and finance. It offers guidance on a range of employment matters including claims of unfair dismissal, sex and disability discrimination, and breach of contract. It is additionally adept at providing legal and HR support and training to clients.