Lewis Silkin, Employment | Chambers UK Profile

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Employment - Thames Valley

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.

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Work Highlights

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.

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

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

Employment respondent
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They are true experts in the field.

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

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

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Notable Practitioners

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Russell Brimelow

Band 1

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.

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Jonathan Carr

Band 3

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.

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Carolyn Soakell

Band 4

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.

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James Storke

Band 4

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.

James is absolutely excellent.

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Abi Frederick

Associates to watch

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.

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