Employment
UK Guide 2025 : North West
Band 2
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+44 161 830 5000Chambers Review
Squire Patton Boggs offers a comprehensive employment law practice serving large employers drawn from a broad range of industrial sectors. Its clients include several local, national and international businesses, drawing on a global network of offices to provide support to clients on multi-jurisdictional employment matters. The matters handled include cross-border reorganisations and TUPE associated with mergers and acquisitions. The team also advises on investigations into grievances and allegations of misconduct and racism.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They help us navigate complex and sophisticated matters with a clear eye on the strategic aims, with refreshing common sense and plain speaking, while balancing our reputational risk and brand."
"Squires handle matters in a professional and highly commercial manner. Every member of the team is knowledgeable, and they go above and beyond to respond in a timely manner."
"Squire Patton Boggs is an impressive outfit that has some very good lawyers in Manchester."
"A very strong team in terms of contentious matters, labour relations and senior executives. Squire Patton Boggs has a strong depth and breadth of expertise and is a highly responsive team."
"They help us navigate complex and sophisticated matters with a clear eye on the strategic aims, with refreshing common sense and plain speaking, while balancing our reputational risk and brand."
"Squires handle matters in a professional and highly commercial manner. Every member of the team is knowledgeable, and they go above and beyond to respond in a timely manner."
"Squire Patton Boggs is an impressive outfit that has some very good lawyers in Manchester."
"A very strong team in terms of contentious matters, labour relations and senior executives. Squire Patton Boggs has a strong depth and breadth of expertise and is a highly responsive team."
Notable Practitioners
Alison Treliving is well known for her advice on cross-border restructuring mandates and TUPE matters, acting on behalf of both domestic and international clients. She also assists clients with the negotiation of senior executive exits and discrimination claims.
"Alison is one of THE names in employment."
James Pike assists clients with a range of contentious and non-contentious affairs, including National Minimum Wage audits, industrial action, workplace investigations and restructuring matters.
"James is absolutely excellent. He's super impressive and a nice man too."
"James Pike is a very good lawyer with a good reputation. He gives really accessible advice."
"James is simply outstanding; his advice is always excellent. I have complete trust and confidence in the advice he provides."
"James has provided invaluable guidance. He provides pragmatic, astute advice and is very knowledgeable about the industrial relations climate in our sector."