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What the Team is Known For

Simmons & Simmons has a leading employment law practice that advises employers across a wide range of issues, with strengths in complex litigation and transactional support. The firm also assists clients with the full spectrum of advisory matters, including investigations and sensitive disciplinary mandates. It provides a deep bench of skilled lawyers who are highly experienced in acting for high-profile clients from the financial services sector, especially investment banks, hedge funds and asset managers. The firm also advises TMT and public sector clients, as well as other law firms.

Work Highlights

  • Simmons & Simmons represented Barings in connection with their large-scale, cross-border team move. This was one of the largest cross-border team moves in the asset management industry in over 20 years.

Strengths

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What sets this employment law team apart is their deep understanding of the UK’s complex and evolving legal landscape.

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The employment law team demonstrates an exceptional blend of legal acumen, cross-border insight and client focused service delivered in a personable way.

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It's like having a global dream team on speed dial. Their service level is excellent, quick, efficient and always reliable. Whether it's a tight deadline or a complex query, they respond so fast.

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Notable Practitioners

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Julian Taylor
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Julian Taylor
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Eminent Practitioners
Julian Taylor is the senior partner at Simmons & Simmons. He maintains his reputation as a go-to adviser for major employers on contentious and non-contentious matters. Taylor regularly advises clients on whistle-blowing, restrictive covenants and the employment implications of corporate transactions.

Julian Taylor is a very experienced employment lawyer.

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Andrea Finn
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Andrea Finn
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Andrea Finn heads the UK employment offering at Simmons & Simmons. She is considered a trusted employment adviser by leading financial services firms and handles a wide variety of work including whistleblowing claims, investigations and advice on the SMRC.

Andrea is brilliant and very clever. Her knowledge of employment law and employment issues is almost encyclopedic.

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Fiona Bolton
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Fiona Bolton
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Fiona Bolton handles a full range of contentious and non-contentious work for financial services clients. She has substantial disputes experience, often acting in both the Employment Tribunal and the High Court.
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Mandy Perry
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Mandy Perry
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Mandy Perry is a partner at Simmons & Simmons who has substantial expertise in advising major employers on both complex contentious and non-contentious employment matters. She is skilled at counselling clients on discrimination, whistle-blowing, sexual harassment and unfair dismissal claims.

Mandy Perry is technically fantastic, very sensible and has a lot of common sense.

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Olly Jones
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Olly Jones
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Oliver Jones is best known for his work advising financial services clients on employment matters. His expertise includes a full range of employment litigation and issues relating to the SMCR. Jones also has substantial experience advising fintech businesses on employment law matters.

Olly Jones is extremely clear and to the point.

Olly is strategic, thorough and always ready for a curveball. He breaks down complex issues into clear actionable steps, making sure you are never in the dark.

Olly truly cares about his clients, making them feel like a priority. He makes complex issues feel easy to manage.

Olly’s approach to advising us as a business is a key reason that Simmons are highly respected, not just by our legal team, but by the wider business.

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Peter Lockwood
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Peter Lockwood
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Up and Coming
Peter Lockwood is a managing associate at Simmons & Simmons who advises international banks and FTSE 250 companies on a wide spectrum of employment issues. His capabilities span both litigation and non-contentious matters.

Peter Lockwood is really brilliant at managing complex matters cost effectively.

He is absolutely fantastic. His advice is sensible pragmatic and holistic.

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Julian Taylor
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Julian Taylor
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Eminent Practitioners
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Andrea Finn
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Andrea Finn
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Fiona Bolton
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Fiona Bolton
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Mandy Perry
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Mandy Perry
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Olly Jones
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Olly Jones
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Peter Lockwood
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Peter Lockwood
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Up and Coming
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