Caroline Doran Millett

Practice Areas

Caroline advises on all aspects of UK employment law, including:

contracts reviews and drafting employee handbooks

HR and employment training

whistleblowing, misconduct and grievances investigations

dismissing employees

poor performance issues

misconduct allegations (including sexual harassment and fraud)

boardroom, bonus, contractual and shareholding disputes

restrictive covenants, confidential information theft and team moves

disciplinary and regulatory investigations in the UK and USA

wrongful and unfair dismissal claims

sex, race, age, gender reassignment and maternity discrimination and equal pay claims

without prejudice discussions, settlement agreements and exit negotiations and packages

redundancies and business restructures

cross border litigation and employment disputes

conducting and advising on complex whistleblowing investigations for FTSE 100 and high profile entities

helping businesses dismiss CEOs, Executive Chairmen and other board members with complex high value remuneration packages

TUPE, takeovers, mergers and acquisitions.

Caroline’s expertise and advice for senior executives and employees, City professionals, directors and founders includes:

contract reviews; including bonus or restrictive covenant reviews

pay and bonus disputes

team moves, restrictive covenants and allegations of confidential information theft or misuse

unfair dismissal and redundancy

TUPE and mergers

whistleblowing

sex, race, age, gender reassignment and maternity discrimination and sexual harassment

equal pay claims

without prejudice discussions, settlement agreements, “Protected Conversations” and exit negotiations and packages.

Career

Caroline works closely with international and UK based businesses, having advised on all employment issues including redundancies and negotiated exits, dismissing CEOs, team moves, restrictive covenants, shareholder disputes, conducting whistleblowing investigations and sexual harassment. She also advises senior employees and senior executives, including C-Suite directors for FTSE 100 companies, shareholders and founders.

Caroline is a leading employment law expert for employers and multi-national businesses and she is a recommended lawyer in Legal 500 and Chambers as a leader for employment law for senior executives, senior employees, directors and founders. (The Legal Directories award the best lawyers and best solicitors in the UK and London after recognition from clients and other lawyers.) She advises executive and non-executive directors in both listed and private companies. She regularly advises clients in the City, Financial Services, Insurance, Technology and Professional Services industries.

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association

Society of English and American Lawyers

Publications

Caroline has numerous legal articles published and has been quoted in newspapers and journals including The Financial Times, The Times, The Guardian and cityam.com.

Caroline was invited to speak at the International Bar Association (Boston) and has spoken at other prestigious conferences.