Department profile
Lewis Silkin

Employment

UK Guide 2026 : Wales


Lewis Silkin

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About

Provided by Lewis Silkin

Lewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities. 

Widely recognised as the UK's leading specialist employment law practice, our team of over 325 employment, immigration and data privacy experts advise on all employment law issues.

We provide clear, pragmatic and commercial advice, with unmatched international coverage. We focus on day to day advisory work, strategic projects and Employment Tribunal and complex litigation. We also have dedicated teams of experts in specialist areas including High Court employment litigation, investigations, trade unions and works councils, outsourcing and M&A, alternative workforce arrangements, global mobility and reward and tax. Our dedicated senior executives team advise individuals on all aspects of employment law, with a particular specialism in discrimination law.

Alongside our colleagues in Ius Laboris, the world’s leading international HR practice (of which we are the UK, Irish and Hong Kong member), we cut through the complexity of managing a global workforce, providing clients with the best local employment lawyers in one global team.

We also support clients through our low cost, fixed fee helpline and Employment Tribunal service rockhopper, our flexible resourcing service LS In-house and through WORKSPHERE, our people solutions service providing training, HR consultancy, pay and reward services.

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Employment - Wales

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For
Lewis Silkin advises an impressive roster of local, national and international clients across a range of employment matters, including restructuring and TUPE transfers, and also offers seasoned tribunal representation. The team maintains a fine reputation for its employment work in advertising, publishing and media, and is also highlighted for its strength in manufacturing, leisure and retail. It offers extensive training and compliance programmes.

Strengths

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  • They are very experienced and commercial in their approach, understanding the sensitivities of any given situation and ensuring this is factored into any advice given.

    Employment respondentUK
  • Lewis Silkin are second to none when it comes to employment law, in our experience. They are always up to speed with developments in the law and are able to apply this to specific scenarios.

    Employment respondentUK
  • Their amazing network of colleagues globally are all so friendly and helpful. They always put forward a pragmatic solution and not just what the legal stance is.

    Employment respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Lucy Lewis
    Band 2Lucy Lewis

    Lucy Lewis

    Lucy Lewis is a skilled lawyer in the Lewis Silkin employment team in Cardiff. She is adept at advising on an array of matters, including redundancies, restructurings and TUPE issues.
    • Lucy is such a partner to us and helps support us in a pragmatic and commercial way.

      Employment respondentUK
    • Lucy always gives a very rounded perspective and insight into what is happening in the industry.

      Employment respondentUK
    • Lucy is responsive, knowledgeable and personable. She is totally committed and provides clear guidance.

      Employment respondentUK
  • Band 2Richard Moore
    Band 2Richard Moore

    Richard Moore

    Richard Moore provides ongoing HR and employment-related advice to various companies and regularly assists clients with restructuring exercises, TUPE transfers and data privacy matters.
    • Richard is highly responsive, personable and knowledgeable in his field, and he also very much cares about getting us the right answer in a timely fashion.

      Employment respondentUK

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