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The employment team at Mishcon de Reya manages the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment law. We act at the highest level for both organisations and senior executives on complex, high profile and high stakes situations. As a result, we have a unique understanding of tactics deployed by both sides and a balanced understanding of the issues involved.

We offer advice in the following areas:
•    Discrimination, Bullying & Harassment
•    HR Advisory and Employment Documentation
•    Redundancy and Restructuring
•    Transactional Support and TUPE
•    Team Moves and Restrictive Covenants
•    Whistleblowing
•    Worker Status and the Gig Economy
•    Incentives
•    Business Immigration

We advise clients across all business sectors, with niche expertise advising LLPs and Partnerships, working seamlessly with our dedicated incentives and business immigration teams. Together we build our clients' businesses, defend against claims, resolve disputes, and manage investigations and complex executive and boardroom issues, leveraging our dedicated reputation protection experts where needed.

We also work with CEOs, founders, board members and senior executives across all sectors, from finance and banking to sport and fashion, to manage their personal employment law needs. This ranges from negotiating the terms on which they enter or exit employment, to resolving disputes, or representing them in regulatory investigations and proceedings.

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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.

Work Highlights

  • Mishcon de Reya defended multiple individuals employed by Howden Broking Group regarding a High Court claim brought by prominent competitor Aon.

Strengths

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The firm has large and impressive legal expertise, but also industry knowledge. You feel safe with the advice they provide.

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What distinguishes this team is their pragmatic and commercial approach. They give technically sound advice. Their strategic thinking and ability to adapt to circumstances have been invaluable.

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Mishcon de Reya are responsive, detail-oriented, strategic and client-focused.

Employment: Employer respondent
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Mishcon de Reya provides practical, commercial advice that shows an understanding of the business drivers involved in matters. This approach leads to actionable solutions.

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Notable Practitioners

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Daniel Naftalin
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Band 1
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.

Daniel's focus, depth of expertise, attentiveness and unwavering commitment to securing a favourable outcome were exceptional. He is truly one of the best in his field.

He is extremely experienced, strategic, confident in his knowledge and is someone who embeds the values of fairness and justice in his practice.

Daniel goes above and beyond to provide stellar client service.

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Jennifer Millins
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Band 1
Jennifer Millins is commended for her skill in managing large-scale litigation. She has acted on, and offers notable expertise in, substantial equal pay claims.

She is a first class employment lawyer.

Jennifer Millins is a very sharp lawyer with great commercial instinct. She is able to offer clients the full range of advice.

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Joanna Blackburn
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Band 1
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.

Joanna Blackburn is brilliant and provides strategic advice.

She is fearless in her approach and yet operates with a pragmatism and commercial lens that enables you to manage matters both deftly and swiftly.

Joanna is thoroughly and heavily invested in her client's cases and makes sure no stone is left unturned in getting the best possible outcome.

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Susannah Kintish
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Band 2
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.

Sussanah Kintish is professional, ethical, knowledgeable and charming.

She has a great balance of being detail-oriented and knowledgeable while being pragmatic and outcome-oriented.

Susannah is the best in her field and one of the most commercial and creative employment lawyers we have worked with.

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Matthew Wood
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Band 3

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.

The best solicitor that I have ever been instructed by.

He's a very competent employment lawyer who is very good.

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Sharon Tan
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Band 3
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.

Sharon is brilliant. She is unflappable, knowledgeable, practical and committed. She is a pleasure to work with.

Sharon Tan is very intelligent, capable and experienced.

I have always been impressed by how thoroughly prepared she was and her ability to get right to the heart of what matters.

Sharon is an excellent partner across a range of issues and her advice is trusted and she is a complete pleasure to work with. I would strongly recommend her for all levels of advice.

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Greg Campbell
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Band 4
Partner Greg Campbell is part of the employment group at Mishcon. He advises senior executives on a broad range of employment issues including exits, whistle-blowing and discrimination claims. Campbell has notable expertise when acting for employees in regulated industries including legal professionals and those working in financial services.

Greg Campbell is maybe one of the best lawyers I’ve ever worked with. You want Greg on your team.

I thought he was excellent. Greg has been brilliant and provides very high quality work.

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Katie Mahoney
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Up and Coming
Of counsel at Mishcon de Reya Katie Mahoney assists senior executives with a range of contentious employment issues. She is recognised for her knowledge of team moves and post-termination restrictions.

Katie is hard-working, responsive and has excellent experience.

She has good responsiveness and provides good advice.

Aside from having all the skills and ability needed in spades, Katie has a huge client base that adores her. I would unhesitatingly recommend her.

Katie was excellent throughout.

Katie was excellent. She quickly gave us the confidence to proceed with a plan and kept us in the loop on how things could evolve at various points.

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Employment: Employer
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Daniel Naftalin
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Joanna Blackburn
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Sharon Tan
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Susannah Kintish
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Matthew Wood
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Employment: Employer: High Court Litigation
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Daniel Naftalin
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Susannah Kintish
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Matthew Wood
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Daniel Naftalin
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Jennifer Millins
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Joanna Blackburn
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Susannah Kintish
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Sharon Tan
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Greg Campbell
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Katie Mahoney
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David Cummings

Greg Campbell

Mark Levine

Sharon Tan

Stephen Diosi

Susannah Kintish

Will Winch

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