Laura Tracey
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Up and Coming : Employment
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Provided by Laura Tracey
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Laura has over 15 years’ post-qualification experience advising on all areas of employment law and has particular specialism in advising in the retail and food and drink sectors. She has supported employers of all sizes including many national and international operators and household names throughout the UK and on cross-border matters.
Laura has specialist experience of advising on acquisitions and disposals and works closely with the firm’s corporate team to guide businesses, individual shareholders and investors through the employment aspects of transactions. This includes drafting and negotiating on Service Agreements and Settlement Agreements for both corporate clients and senior individuals.
Laura builds lasting relationships with clients and is known for her simple and pragmatic approach which allows clients to achieve the results they want, without being bogged down in unnecessary process.
Laura has a keen interest in the beauty sector and has a number of years’ experience advising one of the world’s largest health and beauty retailer on all of its HR and employment law matters including strategic advice, day to day HR matters and Employment Tribunal litigation. Laura’s effective and proactive management of employment law matters for her beauty and personal care clients helps them to protect their brand and reputation, attract and retain staff and ultimately grow their business in ‘the right way’ and in accordance with their values.
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Laura Tracey heads Freeths' employment team in Manchester. She has expertise in advising on the employment aspects of mergers, acquisitions and private equity investments, as well as navigating redundancies and restructurings. She is also experienced in acting for employers at tribunal, involving TUPE, whistle-blowing and discrimination claims.
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Provided by Chambers
"I have been really impressed by Laura's commercial focus and ability to provide confident and practical advice to cut through difficult matters."
"It has been such a pleasure working with Laura. She is exceptional and a great fountain of knowledge."
"I find Laura exceptionally good, probably the best employment law advice I have received."
"Excellent service provided by Laura. She's quick to respond and flexible to discuss in detail. She is aware of the potential impacts on the business and overall extremely commercially aware."
"Laura Tracey is very knowledgeable, approachable and accessible. She gives pragmatic, commercial advice together with a can-do attitude, but is also very client-focused at the same time."
"I have been really impressed by Laura's commercial focus and ability to provide confident and practical advice to cut through difficult matters."
"It has been such a pleasure working with Laura. She is exceptional and a great fountain of knowledge."
"I find Laura exceptionally good, probably the best employment law advice I have received."
"Excellent service provided by Laura. She's quick to respond and flexible to discuss in detail. She is aware of the potential impacts on the business and overall extremely commercially aware."
"Laura Tracey is very knowledgeable, approachable and accessible. She gives pragmatic, commercial advice together with a can-do attitude, but is also very client-focused at the same time."
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