Clare Murray > CM Murray LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Noted for its ‘exceptional, stand-out practice in partnership and employment law,’ CM Murray LLP is a go-to firm in the London market for partnership matters. The group boasts a breadth of expertise, offering both contentious and non-contentious assistance including disputes, structuring, M&A, regulatory, advisory, and discipline, and is instructed by clients from various industry sectors including law, accounting, chartered surveyors, and financial services. The ‘excellent’ Sarah Chilton and the ‘experienced’ Zulon Begum co-lead the team and bring a wealth of specialism to the department. Chilton, who is qualified to practice in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, stands out for leading on partner wrongdoing and misconduct, discrimination, and restrictive covenant issues, as well as investigations, team moves, and exits, while Begum is highly adept in advising on non-contentious matters ranging from international structuring to governance and remuneration issues. Founder and managing partner Clare Murray has built an impressive reputation in the partnership space for her extensive experience handling partner conduct and performance cases, partner exits, and team moves, alongside restrictive covenants, discrimination, whistleblowing, and litigation. The practice also benefits from the aptitude of Corinne Staves who is capable of launching new firms, compliance and regulations, governance and structuring, and team moves. Emma Bartlett concentrates on partner moves and restrictive covenants, while Beth Hale handles allegations of misconduct and behavioural issues. Andrew Pavlovic and Wonu Sanda are other notable name in the group for their expertise in regulatory and compliance issues, and partner misconduct and investigations, respectively.

Clients refer to CM Murray LLP as ‘a simply excellent team involved in many of the big-ticket senior executive claims‘. The practice is noted for its work for senior executives, founders and general counsel in the financial services, private equity and hedge funds fields. Outside of this, the team also advises board directors of listed companies. Founding and managing partner Clare Murray jointly heads the practice alongside Merrill April, who has significant experience acting for board directors. David Fisher is a key contact for senior executives seeking advice on termination agreements with complex bonuses or carried interest arrangements. Emma Bartlett frequently advises on discrimination and equality issues, and Sarah Chilton is a go-to contact for misconduct and internal investigations.

The ‘extremely professional and fast’ team CM Murray LLP provides ‘pragmatic and business orientated responses’. Spearheaded by Clare Murray, it is skilled at handling international and cross-border employment law matters, both contentious and non-contentious. It advises multinational businesses with UK operations. The practice has a particular focus on professional services (including law firms), financial services (including hedge funds and private equity), technology, not-for-profit, and the luxury goods sectors. It frequently acts for employers on the management and investigation of complex and highly sensitive sexual misconduct and bullying allegations. David Fisher is another key contact.