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Provided by Elizabeth Graves
Elizabeth is an employment Partner in our Employment, Labor and Pensions team at Eversheds Sutherland.
She joined in 2011, having worked on the employment, pensions and benefits team at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP for over 10 years.
Elizabeth co-leads Eversheds Sutherland's Global International Life Sciences sector team. She acts predominantly for clients in the life sciences, financial services and technology sectors.
She is highly experienced in managing the employment aspects of cross-border M&A transactions and day-to-day international employment advice for clients in multiple countries, as well as major international projects. Her contentious workload involves the management of complex high-value employment tribunal litigation, often involving discrimination and/or whistleblowing.
Elizabeth has also acted in a number of cases involving transfers of undertakings, including a £50m claim for failure to inform and consult.
She has completed secondments to two financial institutions and one global media company as VP of International Employment Law. Elizabeth is regularly quoted in the press and media and is the co-editor of Bloomsbury's "Financial services — an employment practitioner's guide." She is a keen supporter of diversity, acting as a Gender Network Champion for Eversheds Sutherland.
Provided by Chambers
Cambridge-based Elizabeth Graves is co-head of the firm's global international life sciences sector team and has notable expertise advising clients in that sector, as well as in the financial services and tech sectors, on a full range of employment matters. She is well regarded for her ability to handle large-scale international projects.
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Elizabeth has that client connection; she understands the business really well and is very hands-on.
We had a highly complex project with a demanding timeline and her advice was invaluable in getting that over the line.
Elizabeth has that client connection; she understands the business really well and is very hands-on.
We had a highly complex project with a demanding timeline and her advice was invaluable in getting that over the line.