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DLA Piper LLP

Employment

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DLA Piper LLP

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Employment - Yorkshire: South and West

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

DLA Piper advises across the full spectrum of employment law matters. The team has notable experience handling cross-border projects, as well as providing expert advice on domestic matters. It advises on matters including TUPE and outsourcing as well as National Minimum Wage compliance. The firm's client base spans a diverse range of industries, including manufacturing, retail and distribution. The firm has offices in Leeds and Sheffield.

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Work Highlights

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  • DLA Piper advised a global software company on a significant reduction in its headcount across 12 countries.

Strengths

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  • We have gone through some extraordinarily complex topics and all have been navigated with care and attention.

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  • Their knowledge of our industry combined with a broader knowledge of our business dynamic helps them tailor their legal guidance.

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  • They offer superior service orientation and sound technical advice.

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  • DLA Piper provides pragmatic and commercial advice quickly and efficiently.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Clare Gregory
    Clare Gregory

    Clare Gregory

    Clare Gregory is head of DLA Piper's Sheffield-based employment practice. She advises clients on a wide range of employment matters including redundancy planning and internal investigations. She also has experience advising on employment issues arising from commercial transactions.

    • Clare has superior knowledge and commercial acumen which is beneficial to our business.

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    • Clare is excellent - a good relationship manager, good with coordinating with overseas offices, and very responsive.

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  • Gurpreet Duhra
    Gurpreet Duhra

    Gurpreet Duhra

    Gurpreet Duhra is a very experienced employment partner who is regularly sought after to manage a wide range of contentious and non-contentious issues. He is well versed in whistle-blowing investigations, restructuring issues and outsourcing matters, among numerous other cases.

    • Gurpreet is highly credible and classy in his approach. He has extremely high attention to detail and is very commercially astute. He is a powerful lawyer.

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    • Gurpreet is very good. He knows his subject and he is a top guy.

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    • Gurpreet is a master at weaving his commercial awareness into pragmatic solutions that make a huge difference to complex issues. He is talented, creative and pragmatic.

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  • Jane Hannon
    Jane Hannon

    Jane Hannon

    Jane Hannon advises employers from a range of sectors, including technology, retail and healthcare, on redundancy, TUPE transfers and senior exits, among other matters. She is the national employment lead and is based in the firm's Leeds office.

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  • Christopher W Baker
    Christopher W Baker

    Christopher W Baker

    Christopher Baker is based in the Leeds office of DLA Piper. He focuses his practice on a variety of employment matters, including providing advice on diversity and inclusion, industrial relations and employment contracts.

    • Chris is excellent - very responsive and quick to deal with issues.

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    • Chris's ability to understand complex issues to get to the heart of the matter and to provide a pragmatic solution is exceptional.

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  • Emma Mills
    Emma Mills

    Emma Mills

    Emma Mills heads the Leeds-based employment practice at DLA Piper. She frequently acts on the employment aspects of corporate transactions, including employee transfers and outsourcing issues. She offers further experience handling discrimination claims.

    • Emma is excellent.

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