Employment: Employer
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Provided by Mayer Brown LLP
Our multidisciplinary group offers sophisticated solutions to the most complex employment and benefits related issues facing our clients. Our clients are among the largest businesses in the world with members of the Fortune 500, FTSE 100, DAX and Hang Seng frequently seeking our counsel on employment law and benefits strategies across the myriad regulatory environments in which they may find themselves. Our lawyers have extensive worldwide experience in the following areas:
- Employee Benefits
- Employment Litigation and Counseling
- Equity & Incentive Plans
- ERISA Fiduciary
- ERISA Litigation
- Executive Compensation
- Global Mobility & Migration
- Pensions
- Pensions Litigation
Chambers Review
Mayer Brown has deep knowledge and experience in assisting high-profile companies with complex contentious and non-contentious employment issues. The firm has demonstrable expertise in handling whistleblowing, discrimination and unfair dismissal claims. It is able to handle cross-jurisdictional employment issues for its international clientele. The firm regularly advises clients in the consumer goods, insurance and banking sectors.
Work Highlights
- Mayer Brown advised private equity firm, Apollo, on the employment aspects of its purchase of The Restaurant Group.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are commercial in their thinking and not afraid to commit to decisions. The team is also responsive and keeps to deadlines."
"The team is lean and their output is outstanding. They understood how we worked, what we wanted and delivered."
"They take the time to get to know the key stakeholders and listen to learn. They advise and collaborate and can break down the very complex and communicate effectively."
"They are commercial in their thinking and not afraid to commit to decisions. The team is also responsive and keeps to deadlines."
"The team is lean and their output is outstanding. They understood how we worked, what we wanted and delivered."
"They take the time to get to know the key stakeholders and listen to learn. They advise and collaborate and can break down the very complex and communicate effectively."
Notable Practitioners
Miriam Bruce is a partner at Mayer Brown who regularly advises clients from the financial services and insurance industries on the full range of employment matters. She is experienced in unfair dismissal and discrimination claims.
"Miriam is my go-to for any and all employment matters. She is the calm in the storm and produces results that exceeded expectations. She is a real master of her trade."
"She is super responsive, commercial and pragmatic. Miriam can provide the full spectrum of legal advice and is also quick and flexible in her approach."
"Miriam was incredibly impressive both in providing strategic insightsand in being amazingly hard working."
Christopher Fisher leads the London employment group at Mayer Brown. He frequently provides both advisory and contentious assistance to a range of employers, often handling matters that involve cross-jurisdictional elements. Fisher is particularly noted for his deep understanding of the financial services sector.
"He led the team with tremendous skill."
"He is excellent, has strong legal knowledge but is also pragmatic. Chris offers good advice in plain english rather than legalese."
"He isextremely technically strong but he is also commercially minded and can give a good commercial but legal view."
Katherine Fox has a growing employment practice that sees her advice sought after by clients from the legal, financial and consumer goods markets, among others. She is able to advise clients on both employment litigation and non-contentious work.
"Katherine is excellent. She has a very cool head and is all over the details."
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