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Travers Smith LLP

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Employment: Employer - London (Firms)

Band 2

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.
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Work Highlights

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  • Travers Smith advised Inflexion on the employment aspects of the client's investment in aosphere, a legal and compliance data subscription

    platform.

Strengths

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  • The lawyers at Travers Smith work as an extension of our teams and make us feel valued as clients.

    Employment: Employer respondentUK

  • Travers has a very strong team. They deliver top quality advise but in a pragmatic way, actually allowing you to quickly move ahead. They are very down to earth and great people work with.

    Employment: Employer respondentUK

  • The team is considered and thoughtful in handling sensitive cases. They take a highly collaborative approach, developing solutions through discussion of the various options.

    Employment: Employer respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Ed Mills
    Ed Mills

    Ed Mills

    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.

    • He has helped me navigate complex internal challenges with calm, wisdom and unwavering professionalism.

      Employment: Employer respondentUK

    • I have full confidence in his advice and appreciate his pragmatism and commerciality. This is not to mention how incredibly responsive, available, supportive and articulate he is.

      Employment: Employer respondentUK

    • Ed has a long track record and for a good reason. He is simply a fantastic lawyer.

      Employment: Employer respondentUK
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  • Siân C Keall
    Siân C Keall

    Siân C Keall

    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.

    • She is very pragmatic, sharp and astute. Her written advice is really excellent. She inspires confidence.

      Employment: Employer respondentUK

    • Her experience and approach are unparalleled. Her ability to balance pragmatism, risk and commercials, with a deep emotional intelligence make her the first person I would want to consult.

      Employment: Employer respondentUK

    • We work really effectively with her. She offers wise counsel and we trust her judgement.

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  • Tim Gilbert
    Tim Gilbert

    Tim Gilbert

    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.

    • Tim is a really good employment lawyer.

      Employment: Employer respondentUK
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  • Adam Wyman
    Adam Wyman

    Adam Wyman

    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 is an excellent employment lawyer. He is very clear, always offers digestible advice even when talking about complex topics, and he is just very approachable and friendly.

      Employment: Employer respondentUK

    • Adam is simply great. He is a great lawyer and offers a great service.

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  • Sarah Baker
    Sarah Baker

    Sarah Baker

    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.

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