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Ruth Hickling
Work Department
Employment.
Position
Ruth joined Edwin Coe as a partner in December 2008. She was previously a partner at Fasken Martineau LLP (formerly Stringer Saul). Ruth specialises in employment law, providing contentious and non-contentious employment law advice to international and UK companies, both private and listed, across a variety of business sectors including pharmaceutical, engineering and financial services.
Ruth’s clients also include individual executives, entrepreneurs, start-ups and charities. Ruth has extensive experience of acting successfully for senior executives in relation to managed exits and negotiating settlement agreements.
Career
Trained Stringer Saul (now Fasken Martineau LLP); qualified 1988. Partner 1995; head of employment 1996-2008. Edwin Coe LLP: partner in employment 2008.
Languages
French.
Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association; City Womens’ Network; Law Society.
Education
Broxbourne School; Hull University, LLB, 1984; Guildford College of Law, Solicitor’s final exams, 1985.
Leisure
Tennis (Finchley Manor Tennis Club), skiing.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Employers
Linky Trott leads the team at Edwin Coe LLP, which acts for clients in sectors ranging from hospitality to construction and tech to investment management. In addition to handling the employment aspects of large transactions, as well as sanctions related matters, the team also covers work for clients the charity sector, an area in which Ruth Hickling is a specialist. Claire Gilroy-Scott and Alexandra Bonner are also key, as is disability discrimination matters expert Emma Sangeelee.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Real estate > Residential property
- Employment > Senior executives
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Real estate > Property finance
- Employment > Employers
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate