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Provided by Nick Wright
Practice Areas
Nick has built a reputation for providing responsive, user-friendly and pragmatic advice on partnership and employment issues. In addition to advisory work, Nick guides clients through transactions, investigations and disputes, including litigation in the Employment Tribunal and High Court. Nick has extensive experience on advising on disputes involving discrimination, whistleblowing and restrictive covenant issues.
Nick advises clients across a range of sectors, with a particular focus on professional and financial services firms. Nick regularly delivers training to clients on various aspects of employment and partnership law. Nick works closely with colleagues based overseas to deliver advice on cross-border matters.
Career
Nick studied at the University of Cambridge before joining Herbert Smith Freehills in 2010. He became a Partner at the firm in May 2022.
Over his career Nick has developed a substantial practice, regularly dealing with complex and high profile and sensitive employment and partnership matters, on both the contentious and non-contentious side. He has a strong following and acts as a trusted advisor to many businesses.
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Global
UK
Languages Spoken
English
Professional Memberships
Nick is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and Association of Partnership Practitioners.
Work Highlights
- KPMG on the carve out, stand up and disposal of its UK restructuring and insolvency advisory business to private equity investor HIG.
- Hotel Chocolat plc on the employment aspects of its £550m takeover by Mars.
- Various financial institutions and professional service businesses in relation to the investigation of complaints, including discrimination, bullying, harassment and other non-financial misconduct issues.
Education
University of Cambridge
Degree
2004 - 2007
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