David Murphy > Fox Williams LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Fox Williams LLP Offices
10 FINSBURY SQUARE
LONDON
EC2A 1AF
England
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David Murphy
Work Department
Employment
Position
Partner
Career
David guides HR, management and in-house legal teams through difficult employment situations and advises senior individuals when they join and leave their employers or face challenges during their employment.
David advises on issues ranging from difficult employee relations matters, such as performance management, dismissals and exit packages through to tribunal litigation, restrictive covenants and the employment aspects of business re-organisations and corporate transactions.
As an experienced employment lawyer and partner, David has considerable experience of defending and bringing employment tribunal claims (including discrimination, whistleblowing, unfair and wrongful dismissal claims) and of supervising other more junior lawyers in undertaking this work for employers and employees.
Whilst his corporate client base has a strong focus on the financial services sector he also acts for a number of other clients including professional services firms and barristers chambers. His individual clients include fund managers, board directors, investment bankers, HR professionals and lawyers.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Senior executives
Recommended for its ‘breadth of practice’, Fox Williams LLP advises senior executives across a range of industries, with particular focus on the financial sector. The firm’s core work ranges from cross-jurisdictional sex and race discrimination cases, to contentious departure work and breach of contract claims. Team head Joanna Chatterton is noted for her expertise in complex and high-value whistleblowing claims, as well as her knowledge in regulatory law. Jane Mann 
is ‘much respected,’ for her handling of commercial settlements, departures and corporate restructuring, particularly in the banking and professional services sectors. Other key team members include Aron Pope and David Murphy.
London > Employment > Employers
Fox Williams LLP assists a range of corporate clients with the management of potential claims by senior employees – often with a reputationally sensitive angle – as well as assisting with employment restructuring following M&A deals and takeovers. The team is led by Joanna Chatterton, a specialist in employment and regulatory crossover work in the financial services and partnerships space. David Murphy, who is experienced in investigations work, is also key, as is fintech specialist Aron Pope.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Transport > Aviation
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Transport > Travel
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Employment > Senior executives
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Immigration
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Transport > Aviation