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.

 
Catherine Taylor
Catherine Taylor
Partner
United Kingdom, London
Catherine works on employment issues, both contentious and non-contentious and has specific expertise in complex multi-jurisdictional and High Court litigation (especially bonus and employee competition...
Alison Woods
Alison Woods
Partner
Co-Head of Employment
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
Alison is co-head of the CMS UK employment team, and has a practice that extends across the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment law.  Alison has a particular interest in assisting...
Eric Gilligan
Eric Gilligan
Of Counsel
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
Eric is Of Counsel in the Employment Team and has specialised in both contentious and non-contentious employment law for 20 years. He has acted for a range of employer clients across many sectors including...
Sarah Ozanne
Sarah Ozanne
Of Counsel
United Kingdom, London
Sarah Ozanne is Of Counsel in the Employment team and has specialised in both contentious and non-contentious employment law matters for over 15 years. She works with clients in a broad range of industry...
Mark Walker
Mark Walker
Of Counsel
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Mark is Of Counsel in the Employment team. He advises on all aspects of employment law. He “is an outstanding legal practitioner in the field of U.K. labor and employment law. He is diligent, an expert...
Anita Wisby
Anita Wisby
Of Counsel
United Kingdom, Reading
Anita has specialised in employment law for over 19 years and works with UK and international clients in a wide range of sectors; she manages a broad caseload of advisory, non-contentious and contentious...
Rowan Alexander
Rowan Alexander
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Rowan is a Senior Associate in the Employment Team based in the Glasgow office. Having specialised in employment law since 2014, Rowan has experience in advising on contentious and non-contentious employment...
Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Reading
Edward is a Senior Associate in the Employment group. He has developed a practice advising UK and international employer clients across a number of sectors and industries including primarily technology...
Andy Atwell
Andy Atwell
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
Andy Atwell is a Senior Associate in the Employment department. Andy has a strong reputation for his quick understanding of complex legal issues, and ability to communicate solutions effectively. As a...
Jenni Darling
Jenni Darling
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Jenni Darling is a Senior Associate in the Employment department