LAWYER PROFILE

Nick Wright

UK 2026

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Partnership: Contentious

UK-wide

4 years ranked

Employment: Employer

London (Firms)

7 years ranked

About

Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK

Practice Areas

- Employment

- Employment litigation

- Industrial relations

- Partnerships and LLPs

- Employment, pensions and incentives

Career

Nick is a partner based in our London office. Nick focuses on employment and partnership law. Nick delivers user-friendly and commercial advice on the full spectrum of people-related issues, including in the context of transactions, outsourcings, investigations as well as disputes in both the Employment Tribunal and High Court. Nick's client base spans a number of sectors but he has a particular focus in advising professional and financial services businesses on both partnership and employment issues. Nick has extensive experience of advising international listed and regulated businesses. Working closely with colleagues overseas, Nick is often involved in cross-border matters. Nick regularly delivers training to clients and peers on various aspects of employment and partnership law. Nick has previously spent time on secondment to Man Group plc, BG Group plc (now part of Shell) and the firm’s office in Hong Kong.

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Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Partnership: Contentious - UK-wide

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Nick Wright is able to utilise his employment law expertise to support professional service firms on a range of partnership matters, particularly disputes.

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Employment: Employer - London (Firms)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Nick Wright is a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills who assists clients with contentious and non-contentious employment matters. He is experienced advising on team moves and discrimination claims.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He provides excellent advice in a very approachable manner: one of his key strengths is how he listens to our needs and challenges.
Partnership: ContentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Nick is an excellent lawyer with a great depth of knowledge. His understanding of our business ensures we can work with him easily across multiple business units.
Partnership: ContentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
He is calm under pressure, incredibly bright, thinks around issues and often comes up with off-piste ways of looking at things that can make all the difference.
Partnership: ContentiousChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Nick is really really impressive. He is incredibly diligent, but also really sensible. He does a really good job for his client.
Employment: EmployerChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Nick is really on top of the detail, very strategic and precise.
Employment: EmployerChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Nick Wright is calm under pressure, incredibly bright, thinks around issues and comes up often with off piece ways of looking at things that can make all the difference.
Employment: EmployerChambers Guide to the Legal Profession