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Lewis Silkin

Employment

UK Guide 2026 : Thames Valley


Lewis Silkin

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About

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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.

Chambers Review

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Employment - Thames Valley

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Lewis 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.

Work Highlights

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  • Lewis Silkin continued to advise DS Smith Plc on recruitment and employee relocation in several jurisdictions, suggesting solutions to ensure compliance and to mitigate risk.

Strengths

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  • They are true experts in the field.

    Employment respondentUK
  • They are excellent at keeping all parties informed of progress, often with stakeholders spread across multiple time zones.

    Employment respondentUK
  • They demonstrate the ability to balance business risk, employment risk and commercial risk in their advice.

    Employment respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Russell Brimelow
    Band 1Russell Brimelow

    Russell Brimelow

    Russell Brimelow is an impressive employment law practitioner who is regularly instructed by clients in the technology sector. His practice includes guiding senior executives through exit strategies, as well as advising clients on discrimination, equal pay and harassment disputes.

    • Russell is incredibly knowledgeable.

      Employment respondentUK
  • Band 3Jonathan Carr
    Band 3Jonathan Carr

    Jonathan Carr

    Jonathan Carr undertakes a full range of employment law work, including advising on negotiated exits and terminations. His practice also includes managing and negotiating high-profile and sensitive senior executive matters.

    • Jonathan is simply brilliant. He is our go-to employment lawyer for complex matters. He is warm, approachable, commercially minded and solution-focused.

      Employment respondentUK
  • Band 4Carolyn Soakell
    Band 4Carolyn Soakell

    Carolyn Soakell

    Carolyn Soakell regularly advises employers on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including collective redundancy consultations and age discrimination claims. She represents clients in a range of industries including the legal, pharmaceutical and education sectors.

  • Band 4James Storke
    Band 4James Storke

    James Storke

    James Storke is a partner who acts in a large range of employment law issues, with a particular focus on restructuring, senior exits, TUPE, discrimination and strategy, including for multi-jurisdictional matters. He is seasoned in disputes work and has deep experience of defending claims in the employment tribunals.

    • James has very strong knowledge. He is pragmatic, confident, commercial and easy to work with.

      Employment respondentUK
    • James is absolutely excellent.

      Employment respondentUK
  • Associates to watchAbi Frederick
    Associates to watchAbi Frederick

    Abi Frederick

    Abi Frederick specialises in contingent workforce team issues and stands out for her expertise in non-traditional employment, such as agency and self-employed arrangements, and in international employment advice.

    • She provides sensible and practical insights, and can be relied on to provide well thought out recommendations and advice.

      Employment respondentUK

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