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Clare Murray

Clare Murray

UK 2026

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Ranked in 3 practice areas

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Provided by CM Murray LLP

Practice Areas

Partnership

Employment: Senior Executive

Employment: Employer

Career

Clare Murray is the Founder and Managing Partner of CM Murray LLP.

Clare acts for US and UK professional services firms and for equity partners in professional services and investment management firms.

She has particular expertise in the strategic handling of partner conduct and performance issues, partner exits, team moves and restrictive covenants, and partner discrimination and whistleblowing complaints and litigation.

Clare has advised on many sexual harassment matters in law and accounting firms, and in multi-national organisations, and has extensive experience of representing complainants, firms and employers, and those accused of alleged harassment. In March 2018, Clare was appointed as the specialist adviser to the House of Commons Women & Equalities Committee in respect of its Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Inquiry.

Clare is also regarded as a market leader in providing strategic advice to senior executives, founders, US and multi-national companies with UK operations, and US and UK law firms on their employment law issues. Many of the employment law matters in which Clare is involved are cross-border.

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Partnership: Contentious - UK-wide

Eminent Practitioner
Eminent Practitioners

Individual Editorial
Clare Murray is founder and managing partner of CM Murray. She is a renowned partnership expert who advises on cross-border disputes and investigations, including cases concerning allegations of discrimination and restrictive covenant issues.

Partnership: Non-contentious - UK-wide

Eminent Practitioner
Eminent Practitioners

Individual Editorial
Clare Murray is founder and managing partner of CM Murray. She is a renowned partnership expert who advises on cross-border disputes and investigations, including cases concerning allegations of discrimination and restrictive covenant issues.

Employment: Senior Executive - London (Firms)

Eminent Practitioner
Eminent Practitioners

Individual Editorial

Clare Murray is the managing partner and founder of CM Murray. She wins widespread acclaim for her work representing senior executives and equity partners in complex employment disputes.

Strengths

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  • Clare is a brilliant leader, one of the outstanding figures in the field. She is indefatigably energetic but also very good at delegating.

    Partnership: ContentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • She's one of the leading lights in this area - she's very bright, practical and sensible at the same time.

    Partnership: ContentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Clare Murray is an absolute titan: if you know she is on the other side you will and should worry.

    Partnership: ContentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Clare Murray is a bright, outstanding lawyer.

    Employment: Senior ExecutiveChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • She's a superstar and is absolutely great.

    Employment: Senior ExecutiveChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • She is an extraordinary employment lawyer to work with. She is just outstanding, very creative and an outside the box thinker. Clients are full of praise for her.

    Employment: Senior ExecutiveChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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