Elaine Aarons

With over 35 years’ experience, Elaine is an acknowledged leader in her field with first class City credentials. Renowned for her work with senior executives, directors of FTSE 100 & 250 companies; senior bankers (she has acted for 24 bank chief executives); principals and senior management in private equity houses, equity backed firms, hedge funds and other boutiques. Advising on employment and partnership matters, she acts against the world's leading global and UK institutions and professional services firms.

She is a highly credible operator, known for representing her clients with great commitment and formulating imaginative and powerful arguments in her clients' cause. This includes advising clients on high-value contentious and non-contentious matters. When joining organisations, she ensures clients enter into new relations well aware of the legal implications that are relevant to them. She also advises very effectively on high value litigation with a strong track record for good outcomes but at the same time navigating the reputational concerns that inevitably arise in such matters.

Described as ‘tenacious and intelligent’, an ‘absolute master strategist and tactician’, a ‘formidable opponent’ and ‘strong client advocate’. Elaine regularly leads multi-disciplinary teams and advises on a wide range of issues.