Employment lawyers

No business can succeed without an effectively managed workforce. However, handling executive contracts, workplace grievances and disputes, reorganisations and restructurings, and employee competition within a constantly evolving legal framework is challenging. If your business crosses borders, you will be faced with additional legal hurdles.

Our innovative and proactive employment lawyers can help you navigate the maze of regulations and other legal complexities you have to contend with on a daily basis, and enhance your understanding of how they affect your business. Our newly-merged firm – now one of the largest in the world – has the resources and know-how to help you tackle whatever obstacles you may encounter, providing a high quality and cost effective service every step of the way. Combining specialist technical expertise with a deep understanding of your sector, we will work with you to achieve the best possible commercial solutions to your problems, and to seize and maximise your opportunities.

 
Catriona Aldridge
Catriona Aldridge
Partner
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Catriona is a partner in our UK employment team. Described as “first class”, she provides employment law support on both contentious and non-contentious matters to UK-wide and international clients...
Richard Brown
Richard Brown
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Richard is a Partner in our Employment team. He was qualified as solicitor in 1995 and became a partner in 2005, overall having over 20 years of experience. Richard specialises in all aspects of Employment...
Steven Cochrane
Steven Cochrane
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Steven is strategic employment law advisor, working closely with clients across a number of sectors including financial services, life sciences, technology and manufacturing. Steven has developed a particular...
Anna Cope
Anna Cope
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Anna Cope is an employment law specialist and a partner in the CMS UK Employment Team working across Bristol and London. She is an adept and strategic employment tribunal litigator with a wealth of experience...
Gary Henderson
Gary Henderson
Partner
United Kingdom, Reading
Gary has specialised in employment law for over 25 years.  He is ranked as a leading individual in the Legal 500 and as a Band 1 employment lawyer in the Chambers and Partners Directory. Gary advises...
Melanie Lane
Melanie Lane
Partner
Co-Head of Employment
United Kingdom, London
Melanie Lane is a partner in the Employment Team at CMS London.  She has over 25 years' experience of supporting employer clients with the full range of employment law issues, from day-to-day employment...
Gillian MacLellan
Gillian MacLellan
Partner
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Gillian MacLellan is a partner in our UK Employment Team working with clients in various sectors across the UK, advising on both contentious employment matters and transactional work; the common thread...
Tracey Marsden
Tracey Marsden
Partner
United Kingdom, Sheffield
Tracey Marsden is a Partner in and leads the CMS Sheffield Employment Team.  She has over 26 years' experience of both contentious and non-contentious issues in the public and private sector.   Tracey...
Finlay McKay
Finlay McKay
Partner
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Finlay is a partner in the Employment team, representing clients at Employment Tribunals. He has an excellent track record of successfully defending claims of discrimination. He is passionate about winning...
Hannah Netherton
Hannah Netherton
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Hannah Netherton is a partner in the Employment Team. She advises on the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including Employment Tribunal and High Court litigation...