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Linklaters

Employment

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Employment - UK

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
Linklaters handles high-quality advisory work for an international client base, combined with renowned strength in employment litigation. The firm advises clients on remuneration regulations and senior executive exits, with experience acting on high-value employment tribunal and High Court cases. The department acts for an enviable roster of clients from the financial services sector. It is well suited to advise on cross-border matters. In addition, the team frequently handles sensitive investigations on behalf of employers.
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Work Highlights

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  • Linklaters advised Carrier, an American multinational corporation, on the employment aspects of their portfolio transformation.

Strengths

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  • The team provide an excellent client service with swift advice and also being responsive to feedback.

    Employment respondentGlobal

  • They are true partners, wear our shoes, and most importantly execute seamlessly and confidently. They ask probing questions, clarify understanding, confirm any limiting factors and develop a strategy.

    Employment respondentGlobal

  • Linklaters are a good experienced team and we felt well supported by the whole firm. They also have a very responsive approach.

    Employment respondentGlobal

  • Every member of the team was excellent.

    Employment respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Nicola Rabson
    Nicola Rabson

    Nicola Rabson

    Linklaters partner Nicola Rabson draws widespread acclaim for her work representing employers across the full spectrum of employment issues. Her wide expertise includes handling sensitive internal investigations, as well as board disputes and exit negotiations.

    • Nicola is the best there is. She is a true partner and a highly effective problem-solver.

      Employment respondentGlobal

    • Her practical, expert advice calmed everyone's nerves and she steered the case to a successful outcome.

      Employment respondentGlobal

    • Nicola is phenomenally good at everything she turns her hands to. She is really impressive and has seen and done it all.

      Employment respondentGlobal

    • She is super-experienced, very tactical and technical and is super client-focused and a pleasure to work with always and hugely commercially-minded.

      Employment respondentGlobal
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  • Sinead Casey
    Sinead Casey

    Sinead Casey

    Sinead Casey is a partner at Linklaters who handles a range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters for major clients. Her expertise spans senior exits, whistle-blowing claims and regulatory investigations.

    • She is absolute steel in the face of challenge which is something we have leveraged enormously in our working collaboration. Sinead is on my speed dial.

      Employment respondentGlobal

    • Sinead is simply excellent. I value her advice and experience. She understands our organisation and is very pragmatic and commercially astute.

      Employment respondentGlobal

    • Sinead is fantastic to work with. She is very client-friendly, commercial and super responsive.

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  • Nick Marshall
    Nick Marshall

    Nick Marshall

    Nick Marshall is an employment partner at Linklaters who is highly regarded for his expertise advising employers with regard to a range of issues. These include employee disputes and contentious litigation, investigations or transactional employment support.

    • It was a pleasure to work with Nick. We worked under extreme pressure, tight timelines and even when challenged, he responded well.

      Employment respondentGlobal

    • Nick provided excellent support in a difficult situation.

      Employment respondentGlobal
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