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Richard Brown
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Richard Brown

Co-Head of Employment

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  • English

Richard is a partner and co-head of the CMS UK employment team.

Richard advises on all aspects of employment law with day-to-day practical experience of complex contentious and non-contentious employment issues often at board level. Richard's contentious work includes Employment Tribunal and High Court litigation. Richard has also been involved in a number of mediations.

Richard worked as an in-house lawyer for a listed insurance broker and gained extensive experience of employee confidentiality and post-termination employment issues and he continues to advise on and bring related claims in the High Court. .

Richard regularly acts for clients across the Funds and FinTech and Real Estate and Construction sectors.

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    “Richard Brown is excellent - technically and commercially. He always calls it right and doesn't sit on the fence. So many lawyers tell you the law and leave you to make your own decisions. Richard goes that vital step further and helps us to make difficult decisions.”
    Legal 500, 2025

Relevant experience

  • A Fintech business in a multi-million pound bonus dispute.
  • Crypto business and successfully navigating and resolving a complex. whistleblowing investigation involving c-suite executives.
  • A construction client in relation to a reorganisation and collective redundancy consultation.
  • A multi-jurisdictional Funds client on the introduction and implementation of a bonus plan.
  • A tech business in the exit of a founder and successful settlement of a share dispute.

Memberships & Roles

  • Employment Lawyers Association

Education

  • 1990 – BA in Psychology, University of Manchester