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 Sarah Ozanne
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Sarah Ozanne

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Sarah Ozanne is Of Counsel in the Employment team and has specialised in both contentious and non-contentious employment law matters for over 20 years. 

She works with clients in a broad range of industry sectors, regularly advising on transactional matters, including disposals and acquisitions, outsourcings and integration, as well strategic employment issues such as senior executive appointment and departures, restructuring and redundancy programmes and restrictive covenants. 

Her practice also encompasses advising clients on modern slavery issues relating to transparency in supply chains, in particular crafting and publishing a modern slavery statement, supply chain due diligence and related HR policies and practices.

Sarah is regularly published in legal and HR journals and trade publications and speaks at client and industry webinar events. She is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.  

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    "Clients say they value Sarah for her ‘practical and considered advice’ and ‘great level of support’"
    Legal 500

Relevant experience

  • BT Group on the employment aspects of its agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. to form a 50:50 joint venture company to create a premium sports offering in the UK and Ireland.
  • Pendragon on the employment aspects of the sale of its motor and leasing businesses to Litha motors.
  • On employment aspects of corporate insolvency matters, both buy-side and sell-side, and related TUPE, employee restructuring and redundancy issues.
  • An international consumer products company on closure of its UK manufacturing operations and related collective redundancy consultation obligations.
  • On Board level changes, including appointment and removal of C-suite executives. 
     

Memberships & Roles

  • Employment Lawyers Association

Education

  • 1995 - LPC, College of Law, London
  • 1994 - LLB, Lancaster University, Lancaster