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Employment: Employer - London (Firms)

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What the Team is Known For

Travers Smith has an established employment team that assists clients with both contentious and non-contentious employment issues. The firm advises large multinational employers as well as smaller private and public companies. It has demonstrable experience acting for mid-market financial services clients. The firm also provides transactional employment support to the firm's corporate clients. In addition, the department displays further strength advising employers on senior dismissals.

Work Highlights

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  • Travers Smith continued to act for Virgin Active in a number of Employment Tribunal claims, including a successful appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal. These claims included issues relating to discrimination, harassment, unfair dismissal and whistleblowing.

Strengths

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They are a deep and highly experienced team.

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They provide very thorough guidance and tailored detailed advice.

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They are always responsive, for big matters or small. You feel like you are their only client.

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Notable Practitioners

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Ed Mills
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Band 2

Ed Mills is a partner at Travers who enjoys a strong reputation for his broad employer-side practice and wields notable expertise in all aspects of employment law. He is well versed in the SMCR, bringing that expertise to bear for his financial service clientele.

Ed is my go-to on all employment matters. He is highly intelligent and has outstanding commercial acumen.

Ed is a very good employment lawyer.

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Siân C Keall
3
Band 3
Siân Keall is called upon by major financial sector clients to handle some of their most important employment matters. She regularly handles issues relating to dismissals, as well as disputes and general advisory work.

Her ability to balance many complex factors and sensitivities with strong commercial acumen resulting in clear, pragmatic advice is extremely impressive.

She is a very valuable advisor on a broad range of topics.

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Tim Gilbert
4
Band 4
Tim Gilbert is a partner in the Travers Smith employment department. He demonstrates experience acting in the Employment Tribunal and High Court, as well as advising on non-contentious employment law matters. Gilbert has notable expertise in TUPE matters.

He is very knowledgeable and helpful.

I have worked with Tim for a number of years and have always been impressed.

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Adam Wyman
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Band 5
Adam Wyman assists employers across the spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment issues. He routinely advises clients on whistle-blowing and TUPE matters.

Adam's response time and communication are effective and very strong.

He is incredibly responsive; I never have to wait more than a day.

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Sarah Baker
Associates to watch

Sarah Baker is a senior counsel at Travers Smith. Her practice incorporates both contentious and non-contentious employment work, and she is regularly called upon by a client base of international corporates.

She is a really brilliant solicitor with great team leadership skills.

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Ed Mills
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Siân C Keall
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Tim Gilbert
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Adam Wyman
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Sarah Baker
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