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Chambers Review

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Employment - UK

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Mishcon de Reya is a highly skilled team acting for both employers and senior executives across all aspects of employment law. The firm provides employers with day-to-day support as well as advice on complex litigation. It is particularly recognised for its work on senior exits. The department is also regularly chosen to advise other law firms on internal employment issues. For the firm, other notable areas of work include equal pay and status for 'gig economy' workers. The team advises an impressive roster of clients from a diverse set of industries, including financial services, retail and media.

Strengths

The team always has the correct expert available to handle the matter in question.

They made me feel like I was their only customer. They took the time to understand my issue, explain the law and the options for resolutions.

Mishcon is the only UK firm we trust to handle our most complicated employment matters.

Work Highlights

Mishcon de Reya acted for Howden Group in High Court team move litigation valued at £150 million.

Notable practitioners

Daniel Naftalin is highly regarded for his successful practice acting on both sides of employment disputes. He is proficient in worker status, discrimination and team move cases. In addition to his fee-earning work, he is also the chair of Mishcon de Reya's employment group.
 

He delivers amazing service and has the ability to cover the whole spectrum.

 

Daniel is the only lawyer I go to for complex employment matters. He is very commercial and realistic.

 

Daniel is the standout partner in employment law in London for executives. 

Joanna Blackburn is a partner in the employment department at Mishcon de Reya. She is widely noted for her work acting for both employers and individual senior executives. Blackburn has broad experience and clients seek her out for all types of employment work including senior exits, discrimination claims and workforce restructuring.
 

She is very experienced and knowledgeable, and her approach is both commercial and very proactive.

 

She is charismatic, reassuring and empathetic.

 

Joanna is without doubt the best employment lawyer I have worked with. She perfectly balances technical and legal expertise with pragmatism and commercialism.

Sharon Tan is a partner at Mishcon de Reya who regularly acts for large corporate clients from a broad range of industries. She offers expertise spanning advisory and transactional matters including international employment. Tan is also recognised for her ability to counsel individuals on exit agreements as well as those involved in disputes with their employers.
 

When talking about employment-related law, she puts things in easy terms that clients can understand.

 

She provides excellent advice, is always responsive and is a great communicator.

 

She is extremely knowledgeable and highly skilled in her field.

Susannah Kintish is noted for her wide knowledge of employment law for employers and individuals. She regularly advises clients on senior executive exits and whistle-blowing matters, including on matters that are litigated in the High Court.
 

She is always responsive, is a great communicator and is very practical in the best of ways.

 

She is a superb litigator with an excellent strategic sense and first-rate client skills.

Matthew Wood is a partner at Mishcon de Reya who works with high-profile corporates, including household-name clients. His work spans advisory and litigation matters and he is particularly well regarded for High Court litigation.

 

He is very astute and adept at understanding the nuances of contentious employment situations.

 

He is definitely a rising star. An excellent young lawyer punching above his weight.

 

He is hugely strategic and incredibly hard-working.

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