Adrian Crawford > Kingsley Napley LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Kingsley Napley LLP Offices
20 Bonhill Street
London
EC2A 4DN
England
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Adrian Crawford
Work Department
Employment.
Position
Adrian is a partner in the employment practice. His particular interests include TUPE and outsourcing, and issues arising in the financial services industry, including bonus disputes, regulatory issues and partnership issues. He regularly provides seminars and workshops for clients. Adrian’s work includes acting for a wide range of businesses, including well-known law firms and other professional service firms, banks, commodity and financial futures brokers, hedge funds, and individuals.
Career
Trained Simmons & Simmons, qualified 1988; partner 1995; a regional firm 1998; partner at DMH Stallard (formerly Donne, Mileham and Haddock) 1998 to 2009; partner Kingsley Napley 2009 to date.
Memberships
Law Society; Employment Lawyers Association; Association of Partnership Practitioners.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Senior executives
Known for possessing the ‘all-important superb knowledge and technical skills’, Kingsley Napley LLP is instructed by a breadth of high-profile clients. In a recent highlight, team head Corinne Aldridge supervised the independent investigation into Cressida Dick’s departure from the Metropolitan Police; she also provides expertise in sex discrimination cases. Core specialisms of the firm include a range of regulatory issues, exit negotiations, and whistleblowing cases. Nick Ralph handles issues relating to unfair dismissal and victimisation in financial misconduct matters, while Adrian Crawford advises on age discrimination claims. Andreas White and senior consultant Richard Fox regularly handle high-profile whistleblowing claims. Senior associates Moira Campbell and Natasha Forman handle grievances and discrimination in the financial sector. Senior associate Andy Norris is also commended.
London > Corporate and commercial > Partnership
The cross-departmental and ‘top quality’ partnership team at Kingsley Napley LLP regularly assists financial services firms, professional service firms, and individual partners in contentious work concerning employment, regulatory, criminal and reputation management matters. Recent work has included partner and team moves, complex remuneration structures, partner expulsions and non-compete disputes. The team is headed up by Adrian Crawford, who focuses on the City, financial services and professional services sectors, and Iain Miller, who is frequently instructed by regulated professional services partnerships for SRA-related regulatory advice. Jessica Clay is well versed in advising firms and individuals in SRA-related matters including changes to business structures and reporting obligations as well as matters relating to AML and counter-inclusive conduct. Acting across various sectors is the ‘great litigator’ Corinne Aldridge, whose expertise lies in investigations, retirements, post-termination restrictions and claims relating to whistleblowing and discrimination. Nick Ralph is ‘quick to understand a situation as it develops’ whether this involves dismissals, contract negotiations or post termination restrictions. Richard Fox has adopted a senior consultant position. Accountancy sector expert Julie Matheson, regulatory specialist Julie Norris, Andreas White, who is adept in dispute resolution and investigations for clients in the professional services and financial services sectors, and John Young, who is proficient in corporate partnership work, are other key lawyers.
London > Employment > Employers
Kingsley Napley LLP‘s ‘high-quality and reliable’ employment team specialises in the regulated financial and professional services sectors. The firm is regularly instructed on workplace investigations, particularly in relation to allegations of sexual misconduct and whistleblowing. The practice is led by the experienced Corinne Aldridge, supported by TUPE expert Adrian Crawford, ‘safe pair of hands’ Andy Norris and senior consultant Richard Fox.
Lawyer Rankings
- Senior executives London > Employment
- Partnership London > Corporate and commercial
- Employers London > Employment
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Employment > Immigration
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Employment > Senior executives
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Costs lawyers
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Family: mediation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Real estate > Residential property
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity