Employment: Employer
UK Guide 2025 : London (Firms)
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The 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.
Work Highlights
- A&O Shearman represented Jump Trading in its application for injunctive relief against a former employee, Damien Couture. It also represented Jump Trading in a claim for breach of contract against Mr Couture as well as a claim of inducing a breach of contract by his new employer, Veritio.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The employment team is absolutely outstanding. It has an excellent pipeline of talent."
"Everyone from A&O is very high quality."
"The employment team is absolutely outstanding. It has an excellent pipeline of talent."
"Everyone from A&O is very high quality."
Notable Practitioners
Global head of employment Sarah Henchoz is a leading employment specialist with the ability to turn her hand to any matter. She routinely advises household-name clients on the employment aspects of corporate transactions, including those with cross-border elements. Henchoz is also adept at handling contentious matters involving whistle-blowing and discrimination claims.
"Sarah is very knowledgeable on a wide range of employment issues and shows huge commitment to her clients."
"She is one of the best lawyers I've worked with."
Robbie Sinclair has a strong reputation for his expertise advising financial services clients on regulatory employment matters, such as those relating to the SMCR. He is widely commended for his litigation experience.
"Robbie is a superb lawyer. He is reassuring, calm and our most trusted advisor."
"He understands our complex business and offers shrewd and strategic suggestions. We feel safer having him on our side."
"Robbie is a superb lawyer. He is reassuring, calm and our most trusted adviser."
Vicky Wickremeratne offers expertise acting in a broad range of sensitive disputes, both domestic and international. Drawing on her years of expertise as senior in-house counsel of a global investment bank, she is valued for her knowledge of the financial services sector, among others.
"She is an excellent lawyer."
Hannah Crisp is a senior associate whose impressive client base includes financial services and e-commerce clients. Her experience ranges from handling sensitive investigations through to employment litigation in both the Employment Tribunal and the High Court.
"Hannah is an outstanding senior associate whose written work is of the highest quality."
"She doesn't get stressed and her strategic insight is equivalent to that of an experienced partner."
Gordon Bartlett acts for an impressive roster of clients which includes household-name corporates and high-profile financial institutions.
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